tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254389630084627007.post8336965796492612461..comments2023-12-12T04:04:38.281-07:00Comments on The Gish Bar Times: S2O, polysulfuroxide and sulfur polymer on Io’s surface?Jason Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07143550688724936128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254389630084627007.post-29112477249792784442008-09-14T06:07:00.000-07:002008-09-14T06:07:00.000-07:00Hello Jason,I am the author of this article.First ...Hello Jason,<BR/>I am the author of this article.<BR/>First of all, thank you for your interest and for your very good summary of my article. <BR/>I just have a small correction for your last sentence. The Voyager visible spectrum is better explained by a combination of SO2, S8 sulfur and sulfur polymer. NIMS spectra are Near Infrared spectra, and sulfur (S8 and polymer) has no signature in this wavelength range.<BR/>Then, I don't think that S3 and S4 could explain the red deposits of Io. These molecules have a high tendency to polymerize (this is well known by chemists) and I am quite sure that after deposition, they will react exactly as S2O does. However, of course, only experiments can confirm this assertion.<BR/><BR/>Again, thank you !<BR/><BR/>DoniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com