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The Chemistry of Mars focuses on the chemical exploration of Mars, with diverse viewpoints on the future of Mars research in terms of terrestrial missions. The holistic view of Mars’s chemistry is elucidated through a full scale picture of current knowledge and future intentions and explorations, including a review of temperature, surface pressure, wind, dust-cover, water-ice, and CO
2 surface ice. This book provides a dedicated resource for space and planetary scientists, astrochemists, and chemists looking beyond Earth applications, including students, academics, and professionals.
List of contents
1. The existence of the red planet in the universe
2. Mars explorations
3. Geological past of Mars
4. Environmental analysis of Mars
5. Climate on Mars Chemical sciences investigation
6. Detailed mapping of Mars's crust
7. Knowing the role of water on Mars
8. Chemistry of volatiles on Mars
9. Salts derived from chemical alterations of primary minerals
10. Phyllosilicates and their role in the preservation of organic compounds
11. Aqueous mineralogy: an emphasis on clays and carbonates on Mars
12. Origin and preservation of organics on Mars
13. Chlorine and related compounds on Mars
14. Organic characterization of Mars
15. Salt accumulations on Mars
16. Evaluation of volcanoes and plate tectonics of Mars
17. Bright and dark dunes of Mars
18. Ice-like combinations of carbon dioxide and water clathrates
19. Influence of ultraviolet radiations on Mars
20. Spectrum of elemental distribution over Mars
21. Assessment of atmospheric methane and other components of Mars
22. Diversity of valleys, streams, lakes on crust of Mars
23. Chemical reactivities of Martian soil
24. Dust storms on Mars surface Mars future expeditions
25. Searching life at Mars
26. Role of technology in investigating Mars: past and present
27. Challenges for habitability on Mars
28. Engineering research and Martian spacecraft operations
29. 21st century Mars missions
30. For people of Earth beyond Mars
About the author
Dr. Inamuddin, is an Assistant professor at Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and young researcher of the year award-2020 of the university. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators.
