Re: (meteorobs) Mars and Meteors

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• From: George Gliba <gliba@milkyway.gsfc.nasadot gov>
• Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 12:21:07 -0400
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On Fri, Sep 05, 2003 at 11:56:56AM -0400, YoungBob2@aol.com wrote:
> Why isn't the Moon red?  It's nearly black as coal, and I believe
> it has very little iron?

Good point. So, the water contibution from meteors from comets has little
to contibute to oxidation; so it must be the oxygen in the martian air.
Or is the atmosheric pressure on Mars enough to allow water to vaporize
and not just sublimate?

GWG

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