title: Sinton Bands: Evidence for Deuterated Water on Mars.
abstract: The infrared absorption bands observed by Sinton at 2710, 2793, and 2898 cm(-1), in the spectrum of Mars, may be due to gaseous D(2)O and HDO in the Martian atmosphere. The implication would be that the deuterium: hydrogen ratio exceeds that on Earth, presumably because of escape of the lighter gases from Mars, with accompanying gravitational fractionation of the hydrogen isotopes.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shirk
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Haseltine
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Pimentel