Radon on Mars and the Moon derived from Martian and lunar meteorites

Abstract The radioactive gas radon-222, a fluid and aerosol tracer in Earth’s lithosphere and atmosphere, can also reveal subtle rock physics processes in extraterrestrial environments, such as those involving water, but remains poorly constrained in planetary bodies due to the limited number of sam...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Frédéric Girault, Ludovic Ferrière, Carine Sadaka, Íñigo de Loyola Chacartegui Rojo, Rémi Losno, Frédéric Moynier, Frédéric Perrier, Pierre-Yves Meslin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Radon flux and concentration Martian and lunar meteorites Extraterrestrial environments Terrestrial alteration Emanation coefficient Effective radium concentration
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86842-x