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Carbonates and Other Salts in the Atacama Desert and on Mars, and the Implications for the Role of Life in Carbonate Formation
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Harner, Patrick Lee |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | 6 BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION 7 The Carbonate Paradox on Mars 7 The Atacama Desert 9 METHODS 10 Laboratory Analysis 10 The Soil Sites 11 Carbonate Budget Model 14 RESULTS 15 Non-Carbonate Salt Profiles in the Atacama 15 Carbonate in Atacama Soil 16 13 C and 18 O Isotopic Analysis of Soil Carbonate 18 Model of Soil Carbonate Formation 18 DISCUSSION 20 The Role of Plants in Carbonate Formation 20 Additional Influences on Soil Salt Formation 25 Implications for Martian Soils 26 CONCLUSIONS 29 REFERENCES 30 FIGURES AND FIGURE CAPTIONS 37 SUPPLEMENT A: FULL MODEL DESCRIPTION 43 SUPPLEMENT B: DATA TABLES 46 |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 1 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/bitstream/10150/556965/1/azu_etd_13974_sip1_m.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |