Rebuttal to “Comment on the papers “Production of hot nitrogen atoms in the martian thermosphere” by F. Bakalian (2006), and “Monte Carlo computations of the escape of atomic nitrogen from Mars” by F. Bakalian and R.E. Hartle (2006)"

This response is to address some of the comments made by Dr. Fox and also to clarify some points in the Bakalian [2006. Icarus 183, 69–73] and Bakalian and Hartle [2006. Icarus 183, 55–68] papers. It is regrettable that some of the statements in the Bakalian and Bakalian and Hartle papers were misinterpreted.