title: Mars' volatile and climate history.
abstract: There is substantial evidence that the martian volatile inventory and climate have changed markedly throughout the planet's history. Clues come from areas as disparate as the history and properties of the deep interior, the composition of the crust and regolith, the morphology of the surface, composition of the present-day atmosphere, and the nature of the interactions between the upper atmosphere and the solar wind. We piece together the relevant observations into a coherent view of the evolution of the martian climate, focusing in particular on the observations that provide the strongest constraints.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0392, USA. bruce.jakosky@lasp.colorado.edu
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Jakosky
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D001272:Atmosphere; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002980:Climate; D019419:Evolution, Planetary; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D018535:Mars; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D002245:Carbon Dioxide