Carbonates on Mars
Overview of the presence of carbonates on Mars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Evidence for carbonates on Mars was first discovered in 2008. Carbonates were formed in the early history of Mars. Evidence shows Mars was once warmer and wet about 4 billion years ago, that is about 560 million years after the formation of Mars. [1][2] At this time span, the water on early Mars reacted with Mars' carbon dioxide, this reaction formed carbonic acid.[3] The carbonic acid joined into the water cycle on early Mars.[4] The carbonic acid in the water cycle produced carbonates. The carbonates removed (leached) greenhouse gases, water vapor, and carbon dioxide from Mars' atmosphere.[5][6][7]