Keeping Mars warm with new super greenhouse gases

M. F. Gerstell; J. S. Francisco; Y. L. Yung; C. Boxe; E. T. Aaltonee

doi:10.1073/pnas.051511598

Keeping Mars warm with new super greenhouse gases

M. F. Gerstell, J. S. Francisco, Y. L. Yung, C. Boxe, E. T. Aaltonee

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Our selection of new super greenhouse gases to fill a putative "window" in a future Martian atmosphere relies on quantum-mechanical calculations. Our study indicates that if Mars could somehow acquire an Earth-like atmospheric composition and surface pressure, then an Earth-like temperature could be sustained by a mixture of five to seven fluorine compounds. Martian mining requirements for replenishing the fluorine could be comparable to current terrestrial extraction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2154-2157
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume	98
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.051511598
State	Published - Feb 27 2001

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