| Abstract: | Two surface samples collected from the Chryse Planitia region of Mars were heated to temperatures up to 500??C, and the volatiles that they evolved were analyzed with a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. Only water and carbon dioxide were detected. This implies that organic compounds have not accumulated to the extent that individual components could be detected at levels of a few parts in 109 by weight in our samples. Proposed mechanisms for the accumulation and destruction of organic compounds are discussed in the light of this limit. |
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| Citation Author: | Biemann, K.; Oro, J.; Toulmin, III, P.; Orgel, L. E.; Nier, A. O.; Anderson, D. M.; Simmonds, P. G.; Flory, D.; Diaz, A. V.; Rushneck, D. R.; Biller, J. A. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Search for organic and volatile inorganic compounds in two surface samples from the chryse planitia region of Mars; 1976; Article; Journal; Science; Biemann, K.; Oro, J.; Toulmin, III, P.; Orgel, L. E.; Nier, A. O.; Anderson, D. M.; Simmonds, P. G.; Flory, D.; Diaz, A. V.; Rushneck, D. R.; Biller, J. A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 72 |
| Citation Volume: | 194 |
| Citation Year: | 1976 |
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| Text: | Search for organic and volatile inorganic compounds in two surface samples from the chryse planitia region of Mars; 1976; Article; Journal; Science; Biemann, K.; Oro, J.; Toulmin, III, P.; Orgel, L. E.; Nier, A. O.; Anderson, D. M.; Simmonds, P. G.; Flory, D.; Diaz, A. V.; Rushneck, D. R.; Biller, J. A. |
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| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00 -0600 |
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