Impact induced surface heating by planetesimals on early Mars

2014/05/22 by T. I. Maindl, R. Dvorak, H. Lammer +7 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Atmosphere (unit) #Atmosphere of Mars #Flux (metallurgy) #Mars Exploration Program #Martian #Martian surface #Planetary Science and Exploration #Planetesimal #Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life #astro-ph.EP

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201424256

published as A&A 574, A22 (2015) · submitted to A&A

arxiv created 2014/05/22 · openalex publication_date 2014/11/24 · arxiv updated 2015/01/21 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Aims. We investigate the influence of impacts of large planetesimals and small planetary embryos on the early Martian surface on the hydrodynamic escape of an early steam atmosphere that is exposed to the high soft X-ray and extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) flux of the young Sun.

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