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Strong Release of Methane on Mars in Northern Summer 2003

Mumma, Michael J., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Novak, Robert E., Hewagama, Tilak, Bonev, Boncho P., DiSanti, Michael A., Mandell, Avi M., Smith, Michael D.·2009·Science

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Living systems produce more than 90% of Earth's atmospheric methane; the balance is of geochemical origin. On Mars, methane could be a signature of either origin. Using high-dispersion infrared spectrometers at three ground-based telescopes, we measured methane and water vapor simultaneously on Mars over several longitude intervals in northern early and late summer in 2003 and near the vernal equinox in 2006. When present, methane occurred in extended plumes, and the maxima of latitudinal profiles imply that the methane was released from discrete regions. In northern midsummer, the principal plume contained ∼19,000 metric tons of methane, and the estimated source strength (≥0.6 kilogram per second) was comparable to that of the massive hydrocarbon seep at Coal Oil Point in Santa Barbara, California.

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Authors: Mumma, M. J., Villanueva, G. L., Novak, R. E., Hewagama, T., Bonev, B. P., DiSanti, M. A., Mandell, A. M., & Smith, M. D.
Affiliations: Goddard Space Flight Center (US)
Corresponding author: Mumma, Michael J.
ORCID: Mumma, Michael J.
Villanueva, Geronimo L.
Hewagama, Tilak
Bonev, Boncho P.
DiSanti, Michael A.
Mandell, Avi M.
Smith, Michael D.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2009-02-20
Volume: 323
Issue: 5917
Pages: 1041-1045
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.1165243
OpenAlex: W1987622845
Cited by: 615
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 32 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 59 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 32 · 2014: 27 · 2013: 53 · 2012: 61
FWCI: 33.77
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Planetary Science and Exploration
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Space and Planetary Science › Astro and Planetary Science
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Keywords: methane plumes, Mars atmosphere, methane emissions, source strength, water vapor, methane seepage, hydrocarbon seepage
MeSH terms: Extraterrestrial Environment, Methane, Seasons, Spectrum Analysis, Steam, Mars

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