Discovery of a wind-driven diamagnetic current system in the Martian magnetosphere [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMagnetic fields around Mars shape the pathways of energy input into, and ion escape from, the Martian atmosphere, thereby potentially affecting the atmospheric evolution of Mars.
Yuki Harada +8 more
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Microwave spectroscopy of the Mars atmosphere [PDF]
Applied Optics, 1995 A study of the use of millimeter-wavelength spectral transitions to investigate the atmosphere of Mars is presented. In the model experiments investigated it is assumed that a spectrometer in the frequency range from 100 to 260 GHz looks into a modest ...
Clancy, R. T., Muhleman, D. O.
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Nitrogen Fixation at Paleo‐Mars in an Icy Atmosphere
Geophysical Research LettersRecent findings of NO near Gale Crater on Mars have been explained by two pathways: formation of nitric acid (HNO3) in a warm climate or formation of peroxynitric acid (HO2NO2) in a cool climate.
Danica Adams +6 more
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Properties of dust and clouds in the Mars atmosphere: Analysis of Viking IRTM emission phase function sequences [PDF]
, 1991 An analysis of emission-phase-function (EPF) observations from the Viking Orbiter Infrared Thermal Mapper (IRTM) yields a wide variety of results regarding dust and cloud scattering in the Mars atmosphere and atmospheric-corrected albedos for the surface
Clancy, R. T., Lee, S. W.
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Transient HCl in the atmosphere of Mars. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2021 The discovery of chlorine in the martian atmosphere points to its surface origin.
Korablev O +25 more
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Probing Dust and Water in Martian Atmosphere with Far-Infrared Frequency Spacecraft Occultation
Remote Sensing, 2023 Airborne dust plays an active role in determining the thermal structure and chemical composition of the present-day atmosphere of Mars and possibly the planet’s climate evolution over time through radiative–convective and cloud microphysics processes ...
Ananyo Bhattacharya +4 more
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MAVEN mission perspectives and approaches to inclusion
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023 The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission (MAVEN) is a NASA spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars since 2014. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission team has established a current set of best practices to strengthen Diversity ...
S. M. Curry
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Tianwen-1 and MAVEN Observations of the Response of Mars to an Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) are solar transients that have significant effects on the upper atmosphere and ionosphere of Mars. The simultaneous spacecraft observations from Tianwen-1/MOMAG in solar wind and multiple instruments on board
Bingkun Yu +24 more
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Visibility analysis of Phobos to support a science and exploration platform
Earth, Planets and Space, 2021 The surfaces of the Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos may offer a stable environment for long-term operation of platforms. We present a broad assessment of potential scientific investigations, as well as strategic and operational opportunities offered by ...
Elliot Sefton-Nash +5 more
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Review of Key Technologies of Rotary-Wing Mars UAVs for Mars Exploration
Inventions, 2023 The sparse atmosphere on the surface of Mars provides the necessary flight conditions for Mars unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to perform low-altitude flights.
Pengyue Zhao +5 more
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