Venus volcanism : Rate estimates from laboratory studies of sulfur gas-solid reactions
- Author:
- Fegley, B., Jr.
- Published:
- JAN 1, 1989.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Ehlers, K.
Prinn, R. G. - Access Online:
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- Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available.
- Summary:
- Thermochemical reactions between sulfur-bearing gases in the atmosphere of Venus and calcium-, iron-, magnesium-, and sulfur-bearing minerals on the surface of Venus are an integral part of a hypothesized cycle of thermochemical and photochemical reactions responsible for the maintenance of the global sulfuric acid cloud cover on Venus. SO2 is continually removed from the Venus atmosphere by reaction with calcium bearing minerals on the planet's surface. The rate of volcanism required to balance SO2 depletion by reactions with calcium bearing minerals on the Venus surface can therefore be deduced from a knowledge of the relevant gas-solid reaction rates combined with reasonable assumptions about the sulfur content of the erupted material (gas + magma). A laboratory program was carried out to measure the rates of reaction between SO2 and possible crustal minerals on Venus. The reaction of CaCO3(calcite) + SO2 yields CaSO4 (anhydrite) + CO was studied. Brief results are given.
- Collection:
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 19900003112.
Accession ID: 90N12428.
Lunar and Planetary Inst., Abstracts for the Venus Geoscience Tutorial and Venus Geologic Mapping Workshop; p 8-9. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
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