Mars - Water vapor observations from the Viking orbiters

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Sep 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.4225f&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Sept. 30, 1977, p. 4225-4248.

Physics

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Mars Atmosphere, Planetary Mapping, Spaceborne Photography, Viking Orbiter Spacecraft, Water Vapor, Annual Variations, Diurnal Variations, Polar Regions, Remote Sensors, Spatial Distribution, Synoptic Measurement

Scientific paper

The global distribution of the water vapor has been mapped at low resolution throughout the period from the northern summer solstice to the following equinox. During this seasonal period the water vapor underwent a gradual redistribution, the latitude of maximum column abundance moving from the northern polar area to the equatorial latitudes. The total global vapor content remained approximately constant at the equivalent of about 1.3 cu km of ice. The various data obtained indicate that the residual polar caps are composed of water ice.

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