Aerosol characteristics in the Martian atmosphere according to data from the KRFM experiment

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Aerosols, Astronomical Photometry, Atmospheric Composition, Mars Atmosphere, Spaceborne Astronomy, Atmospheric Attenuation, Mars Surface, Optical Thickness, Particle Size Distribution, Surface Roughness

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Photometric limb-to-limb profiles of Mars were obtained in eight narrow bands between 320 and 550 nm with the Phobos-2 KRFM instrument. The imaginary part of the refractive index between 0.02 and 0.04 for 320 nm and less than 0.01 for 550 nm was estimated for a 'constant' dust haze with a nearly wavelength-independent optical depth of about 0.3. The absorbing properties of the material can be explained as due to basaltic rocks with a small fraction of goethite (2-3 percent). Particles with a relatively narrow size distribution with n = 1.31, kappa = 0, and tau = 0.15 can explain the bright spot above Arsia Mons.

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