Mars Climate Sounder: An investigation of thermal and water vapor structure, dust and condensate distributions in the atmosphere, and energy balance of the polar regions

Against a backdrop of intensive exploration of the Martian surface environment, intehded to lead to human exploration, some aspects of the modern climate and the meteorology of Mars remain relatively unexplored. In particular, there is a need for detailed measurements of the vertical profiles of atm...

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Main Authors: McCleese, D, Schofield, J, Taylor, F, Calcutt, S, Foote, M, Kass, D, Leovy, C, Paige, D, Read, P, Zurek, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007