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Geochemical Creation of Methane

Conceptual animation depicting how geochemical processes during the course of Mars' history may have produced the methane plumes now seen in Mars' atmosphere. Here, through a process called serpentinization, methane is generated as part of a reaction involving the conversion of liquid water (seen seeping into the planet's crust), iron oxide, and carbon dioxide energized by the planet's internal heat into serpentine minerals.    Conceptual animation depicting how geochemical processes during the course of Mars' history may have produced the methane plumes now seen in Mars' atmosphere. Here, through a process called serpentinization, methane is generated as part of a reaction involving the conversion of liquid water (seen seeping into the planet's crust), iron oxide, and carbon dioxide energized by the planet's internal heat into serpentine minerals.
Duration: 20.0 seconds
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  1280x720 (30 fps) QT         12 MB
  640x360 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   3 MB
  320x180 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   1 MB
  320x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   665 KB
  640x360 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   4 MB
  512x288 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   3 MB
  1280x720 (60 fps) QT         535 MB
  1280x720 (60 fps) QT         5 MB
  320x180     PNG           184 KB
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Animation Number:10358
Completed:2008-12-23
Animator:Susan Twardy (HTSI) (Lead)
Producer:Chris Smith (UMBC)
Scientist:Michael Mumma (NASA/GSFC)
Series:Mars Methane
Keywords:
DLESE >> Geochemistry
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Mars
SVS >> Methane
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/marsmethane.html
 
 
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