Sulfur photochemistry observationally traces mantle redox states of rocky planets

arXiv:2607.15204 · astro-ph.EP, physics.geo-ph · Submitted 2026-07-16 · Read on arXiv

Ioannis Panagiotou, Tim Lichtenberg, Shang-Min Tsai, Harrison Nicholls

astro-ph.EP, physics.geo-ph

Submitted: 2026-07-16

Comments: 16 pages, 8 figures; submitted for publication

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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