Published August 30, 1979
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Journal article
Possible chemical impact of planetary lightning in the atmospheres of Venus and Mars
Creators
- 1. Florida Univ., Gainesville (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Description
The implications for atmospheric chemistry of lightning on Venus and Mars are discussed. It is found that lightning, if present, may produce CO, O2, NO and O in the atmospheres of Venus and Mars. Calculations for lightning on Venus indicate that this process could conceivably influence the atmospheric nitrogen budget and the sulphur chemistry that maintains the Venus cloud layers. (U.K.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nature (London)
- Journal Volume
- 280
- Journal Issue
- 5725
- Series
- Nature (London).
- Journal Page Range
- 820-822
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 10492871
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD; COSMOCHEMISTRY; LIGHTNING; MARS PLANET; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXYGEN; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRACE AMOUNTS; ULTRAHIGH TEMPERATURE; VENUS PLANET; VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE
- Descriptors DEC
- ATMOSPHERES; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELEMENTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLANETS