Difference between revisions of "Nitrates"
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Up to 25% of the original atmospheric nitrogen of Mars might be stored on the Martian Cryolite (frozen surface), in molecules such as HNO3.<ref>https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5087-2.pdf</ref> | Up to 25% of the original atmospheric nitrogen of Mars might be stored on the Martian Cryolite (frozen surface), in molecules such as HNO3.<ref>https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_5087-2.pdf</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:22, 5 August 2019
Nitrates were identified on Mars in 2015 by the Curiosity rover [1].
Up to 25% of the original atmospheric nitrogen of Mars might be stored on the Martian Cryolite (frozen surface), in molecules such as HNO3.[2]
Nitrates could serve as fertilizer, or as a source of nitrogen for the settlement atmosphere. I
