Iridescence Reveals the Formation and Growth of Ice Aerosols in Martian Noctilucent Clouds

Iridescence Reveals the Formation and Growth of Ice Aerosols in Martian Noctilucent Clouds

Abstract Water and carbon dioxide each form mesospheric clouds on Mars. At such altitudes (40–100 km), clouds may remain sunlit for part of the night. We describe a previously unreported, visually spectacular season of iridescent, noctilucent clouds visible in early southern autumn from the Curiosit...

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Principais autores: M. T. Lemmon, A. Vicente‐Retortillo, S. D. Guzewich, M. de la Torre Juárez, A. C. Innanen, C. L. Campbell, J. N. Maki, M. C. Malin, J. E. Moores
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Wiley 2024-12-01
coleção:Geophysical Research Letters
Assuntos:
Mars atmosphere
mesospheric clouds
noctilucent clouds
iridescence
Curiosity rover
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111183

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