P025
Processes in the present-day Atmosphere of Mars
Processes in the present-day Atmosphere of Mars
Session ID#: 158617
Session Description:
Observations from Mars orbiters, landers, and rovers provide a wealth of information on the Martian atmosphere. The recent arrival of the Perseverance rover adds another station for monitoring surface weather, while the arrival of the Hope orbiter adds a new global perspective to observations from past and present orbiters, which cover atmospheric regions from the near-surface to the upper atmosphere.
While observations have led to considerable progress in understanding the structure of the Martian atmosphere, the challenges of today are the identification and quantification of the underlying dynamical, chemical, and radiative processes that govern the Martian atmosphere.
This session solicits observational and theoretical contributions that provide deeper insights into these processes in the present-day atmosphere of Mars. This includes studies on the connections between the upper and the lower atmosphere and on processes leading to upper atmospheric particle energization and escape to deep space.
Index Terms:
0343 Planetary atmospheres [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
5405 Atmospheres [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5445 Meteorology [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
6225 Mars [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Armin Kleinboehl, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Conveners: Nicholas G Heavens, Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, Paul Ottinger Hayne, University of Colorado, Boulder, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department, Boulder, CO, United States and Majd Mayyasi, Boston University, Center for Space Physics, Boston, MA, United States
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