Soil Effect on the Evaporation Rate of Pure Water Ice Under Martian Conditions
Abstract
In order to understand the possibility of increasing the likelihood of liquid water on the surface of ice on Mars, we have measured the effect of a 0-10 cm dust layer. We find that such a layer decreases the evaporation rate by a factor of 5.
- Publication:
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37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2006
- Bibcode:
- 2006LPI....37.1054C