Why is there so much argon at high altitudes above Mars?

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Why is there so much argon at high altitudes above Mars?

January 23, 2020

At high altitudes above Mars there is significantly more argon than can be explained solely by heating from sunlight. How does all that argon get up so high?

Tags: argon, high altitude, Mars, MAVEN

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