Cold Aqueous Planetary Geochemistry with FREZCHEM From Modeling to t
This book explicitly investigates issues of astrobiological relevance in the context of cold aqueous planetary geochemistry. At the core of the technical chapters is the FREZCHEM model, initially developed over many years by one of the authors to quantify
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Giles M. Marion · Jeffrey S. Kargel
Cold Aqueous Planetary Geochemistry with FREZCHEM From Modeling to the Search for Life at the Limits With 58 Figures and 33 Tables
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Giles M. Marion Earth and Ecosystem Sciences Desert Research Institute 2215 Raggio Parkway Reno, NV 89512, USA [email protected]
Jeffrey S. Kargel Departement of Hydrology & Water Resources University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721, USA [email protected]
Cover illustration: The cover art shows an eroding ancient Martian shoreline with sedimentary rock outcrops and ice remnants of a former lake, including rock deposits similar to those now being explored by the Mars Opportunity rover. The ancient lake is shown in the cutaway cross section at bottom right as it once may have been, with an ice-covered liquid brine lake and bubbles associated with gas hydrates and/or life.
ISBN 978-3-540-75678-1
e-ISBN 978-3-540-75679-8
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-75679-8 Springer Series in Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics ISSN 1610-8957 Library of Congress Control Number: 20
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