Elements on Mars

Elements on Mars

style="background-color:#ffffcc" Periodic table of the elements on Mars

H																	He
Li	Be											B	C	N	O	F	Ne
Na	Mg											Al	Si	P	S	Cl	Ar
K	Ca	Sc	Ti	V	Cr	Mn	Fe	Co	Ni	Cu	Zn	Ga	Ge	As	Se	Br	Kr
Rb	Sr	Y	Zr	Nb	Mo	Tc	Ru	Rh	Pd	Ag	Cd	In	Sn	Sb	Te	I	Xe
Cs	Ba	57-71	Hf	Ta	W	Re	Os	Ir	Pt	Au	Hg	Ti	Pb	Bi	Po	At	Rn
Fr	Ra	89-103	Rf	Db	Sg	Bh	Hs	Mt	Ds	Rg	Cn	Nh	Fl	Mc	Lv	Ts	Og
			La	Ce	Pr	Nd	Pm	Sm	Eu	Gd	Tb	Dy	Ho	Er	Tm	Yb	Lu
			Ac	Th	Pa	U	NP	Pu	Am	Cm	Bk	Cf	Es	Fm	Md	No	Lr

Important chemical compounds on Mars

Atmosphere

• Water (gas)
• Carbon monoxide (CO)
• Carbon dioxide (CO2)

Lithosphere

• Water (ice) (H2O)
• Iron oxide (Fe2O3),(Fe3O4)
• Alumina (Al2O3)
• Silica (SiO2)
• Calcium sulfate (CaSO4+2*H2O), gypsum
• Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
• Magnesium carbonates (MgCO3), magnesite
• Calcium Chloride (NaCl), salt

Abundance and usage

Abundance

Elemental abundance in the solar system. Wikicommons.

Usage

A graph of all Earth's minerals and metals production per year:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-the-worlds-metals-and-minerals-in-one-visualization/