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Oxygen has been discovered on the Red Planet, its amount is growing, but where it comes from is not yet clear to scientists.
American researchers confirm that the amount oxygen on Mars is increasing every year. This is usually observed with the advent of spring, when it is 30% larger. In the autumn period, the oxygen concentration decreases. This data is recorded Curiosity rover in Gale Crater, with scientists several times double-checked the information received – the result is the same.
Scientists are currently trying to figure out how growth is related. the amount of oxygen with seasonal variations. At first they thought that oxygen is formed at the moment of decay of carbon dioxide molecules or water. However, for such volumes of oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars there should be five times more water than there is. Turns out that there are some, so far unknown, processes that lead to an increase oxygen levels on the planet. Scientists do not exclude that the solution to this secrets may be associated with the search for life on Mars.
It is known that the average annual amount of oxygen in the air of Mars It is about 0.16%, and on Earth 20.95%. Atmosphere of red The planet contains 95% carbon dioxide.
ESOREITER previously reported a Martian probe “Curiosity” in the Gale Crater of a large amount of sulfate salts. By According to researchers, in ancient times there were lakes and streams.
Andrey Vetrov
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