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How can methane be created on Mars? It is a gas right, and it isn't that cold there?
by sebazzz 7y ago
How can methane be created on Mars? It is a gas right, and it isn't that cold there?
- agildehaus 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabatier_reaction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabatier_reaction
- MPSimmons 7y agoMethane is CH4. Carbon from Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Hydrogen from Water (H2O). Stoichiometrically, CO2 + (2)H2O -> CH4 + (2)O2 The process is performed via the Sabatier Reaction, which someone else linked to.
- JshWright 7y agoIt's a gas at STP here on Earth. It's a liquid when it's being used as a rocket fuel.