A Spectrally-Based Global Dust Cover Index for Mars from Thermal Emission Spectrometer Data

Details A Spectrally-Based Global Dust Cover Index for Mars from Thermal Emission Spectrometer Data A Spectrally-Based Global Dust Cover Index for Mars from Thermal Emission Spectrometer Data

Jan 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001mers.work...63r&link_type=abstract

First Landing Site Workshop for the 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers, p. 63

Physics

Mars Surface, Dust, Spectrometers, Thermal Emission, Mars Exploration, Particle Size Distribution, Near Infrared Radiation, Landing Sites, Atmospheric Attenuation

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One of the greatest problems with any form of spectral measurement on the surface of Mars is dust that obscures the surface of rocks. This was clearly demonstrated with the Pathfinder mission and its visible/near-infrared and alpha proton x-ray measurements. In both cases, interpretations of the data measured from rocks at the landing site were confounded by the presence of the fine dust coating many of the rock surfaces. The 2003 Mars Exploration Rovers will carry a set of spectrometers that also will be affected by the presence of dust. An assessment of surface dust cover is thus an important consideration for landing site selection.

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