Search Publications

The vertical structure of CO in the Martian atmosphere from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

Forget, F.; Montmessin, F.; Korablev, O. +11 more

Carbon monoxide (CO) is the main product of CO₂ photolysis in the Martian atmosphere. Production of CO is balanced by its loss reaction with OH, which recycles CO into CO₂. CO is therefore a sensitive tracer of the OH-catalysed chemistry that contributes to the stability of CO₂ in the atmosphere of Mars. To date, C…