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dc.contributor.authorKorablev, O.
dc.contributor.authorVandaele, A.C.
dc.contributor.authorMontmessin, F.
dc.contributor.authorFedorova, A.A.
dc.contributor.authorTrokhimovskiy, A.
dc.contributor.authorForget, F.
dc.contributor.authorLefèvre, F.
dc.contributor.authorDaerden, F.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, I.R.
dc.contributor.authorTrompet, L.
dc.contributor.authorErwin, J.T.
dc.contributor.authorAoki, S.
dc.contributor.authorRobert, S.
dc.contributor.authorNeary, L.
dc.contributor.authorViscardy, S.
dc.contributor.authorGrigoriev, A.V.
dc.contributor.authorIgnatiev, N.I.
dc.contributor.authorShakun, A.
dc.contributor.authorPatrakeev, A.
dc.contributor.authorBelyaev, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorBertaux, J.-L.
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, K.S.
dc.contributor.authorBaggio, L.
dc.contributor.authorAlday, J.
dc.contributor.authorIvanov, Y.S.
dc.contributor.authorRistic, B.
dc.contributor.authorMason, J.
dc.contributor.authorWillame, Y.
dc.contributor.authorDepiesse, C.
dc.contributor.authorHetey, L.
dc.contributor.authorBerkenbosch, S.
dc.contributor.authorClairquin, R.
dc.contributor.authorQueirolo, C.
dc.contributor.authorBeeckman, B.
dc.contributor.authorNeefs, E.
dc.contributor.authorPatel, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorBellucci, G.
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Moreno, J.-J.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, C.F.
dc.contributor.authorEtiope, G.
dc.contributor.authorZelenyi, L.
dc.contributor.authorSvedhem, H.
dc.contributor.authorVago, J.L.
dc.contributor.authorAlonso-Rodrigo, G.
dc.contributor.authorAltieri, F.
dc.contributor.authorAnufreychik, K.
dc.contributor.authorArnold, G.
dc.contributor.authorBauduin, S.
dc.contributor.authorBolsée, D.
dc.contributor.authorCarrozzo, G.
dc.contributor.authorClancy, R.T.
dc.contributor.authorCloutis, E.
dc.contributor.authorCrismani, M.
dc.contributor.authorDa Pieve, F.
dc.contributor.authorD’Aversa, E.
dc.contributor.authorDuxbury, N.
dc.contributor.authorEncrenaz, T.
dc.contributor.authorFouchet, T.
dc.contributor.authorFunke, B.
dc.contributor.authorFussen, D.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Comas, M.
dc.contributor.authorGérard, J.-C.
dc.contributor.authorGiuranna, M.
dc.contributor.authorGkouvelis, L.
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Galindo, F.
dc.contributor.authorGrassi, D.
dc.contributor.authorGuerlet, S.
dc.contributor.authorHartogh, P.
dc.contributor.authorHolmes, J.
dc.contributor.authorHubert, B.
dc.contributor.authorKaminski, J.
dc.contributor.authorKaratekin, O.
dc.contributor.authorKasaba, Y.
dc.contributor.authorKass, D.
dc.contributor.authorKhatuntsev, I.
dc.contributor.authorKleinböhl, A.
dc.contributor.authorKokonkov, N.
dc.contributor.authorKrasnopolsky, V.
dc.contributor.authorKuzmin, R.
dc.contributor.authorLacombe, G.
dc.contributor.authorLanciano, O.
dc.contributor.authorLellouch, E.
dc.contributor.authorLewis, S.
dc.contributor.authorLuginin, M.
dc.contributor.authorLiuzzi, G.
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Puertas, M.
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Valverde, M.
dc.contributor.authorMäättänen, A.
dc.contributor.authorMahieux, A.
dc.contributor.authorMarcq, E.
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Torres, J.
dc.contributor.authorMaslov, I.
dc.contributor.authorMedvedev, A.
dc.contributor.authorMillour, E.
dc.contributor.authorMoshkin, B.
dc.contributor.authorMumma, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorNakagawa, H.
dc.contributor.authorNovak, R.E.
dc.contributor.authorOliva, F.
dc.contributor.authorPatsaev, D.
dc.contributor.authorPiccialli, A.
dc.contributor.authorQuantin-Nataf, C.
dc.contributor.authorRenotte, E.
dc.contributor.authorRitter, B.
dc.contributor.authorRodin, A.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, F.
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, N.
dc.contributor.authorShematovich, V.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, M.D.
dc.contributor.authorTeanby, N.A.
dc.contributor.authorThiemann, E.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, N.
dc.contributor.authorVander Auwera, J.
dc.contributor.authorVazquez, L.
dc.contributor.authorVillanueva, G.
dc.contributor.authorVincendon, M.
dc.contributor.authorWhiteway, J.
dc.contributor.authorWilquet, V.
dc.contributor.authorWolff, M.J.
dc.contributor.authorWolkenberg, P.
dc.contributor.authorYelle, R.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, R.
dc.contributor.authorZasova, L.
dc.contributor.authorZorzano, M.P.
dc.contributor.authorThe ACS and NOMAD Science Teams
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-06T08:28:37Z
dc.date.available2019-05-06T08:28:37Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/7247
dc.descriptionThe detection of methane on Mars has been interpreted as indicating that geochemical or biotic activities could persist on Mars today1. A number of different measurements of methane show evidence of transient, locally elevated methane concentrations and seasonal variations in background methane concentrations2,3,4,5. These measurements, however, are difficult to reconcile with our current understanding of the chemistry and physics of the Martian atmosphere6,7, which—given methane’s lifetime of several centuries—predicts an even, well mixed distribution of methane1,6,8. Here we report highly sensitive measurements of the atmosphere of Mars in an attempt to detect methane, using the ACS and NOMAD instruments onboard the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter from April to August 2018. We did not detect any methane over a range of latitudes in both hemispheres, obtaining an upper limit for methane of about 0.05 parts per billion by volume, which is 10 to 100 times lower than previously reported positive detections2,4. We suggest that reconciliation between the present findings and the background methane concentrations found in the Gale crater4 would require an unknown process that can rapidly remove or sequester methane from the lower atmosphere before it spreads globally.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleNo detection of methane on Mars from early ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter observations
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiPhysical sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.source.titleNature
dc.source.volume568
dc.source.issue7753
dc.source.page517-520
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41586-019-1096-4


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