Mars: Is the Surface Colored by Carbon Suboxide?
- 28 November 1969
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 166 (3909) , 1141-1142
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3909.1141
Abstract
The reflection spectrum of Mars can be well matched from 0.2 through 1.6 microns (and farther) by polymers of carbon suboxide, reflection spectra for which have now been measured. We propose that the reddish color of Mars might be attributed to carbon suboxide, not the commonly considered limonite or other iron-bearing minerals.Keywords
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