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First detection of hydrogen chloride gas on Mars – Chemistry World
Discovery by ExoMars Orbiter is a new chemical cycle driven by dust and seasonal changes

Hydrogen chloride gas has been detected in Marss atmosphere for the first time by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter of the European Space Agency (Esa) and the Russian space corporation Roscosmos. This is the first detection of a halogen gas in the atmosphere of Mars, and represents a new chemical cycle to understand, said Kevin Olsen from the University of Oxford, one of the lead scientists on the project.
The discovery of HCl on Mars was the result of a dust storm that hit the planet back in 2018….
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