Orbital observations of meteors in the Martian atmosphere using the SPOSH camera

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Jan 2012

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2012p%26ss...60..229c&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, Volume 60, Issue 1, p. 229-235.

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We investigate the expected performance of a wide-angle camera in Martian orbit, which, unlike previous cameras that have flown to Mars, is capable of recording meteor activity in that planet's atmosphere. We show that, based on our current understanding of meteor physics and the interplanetary meteoroid population, several meteors will be detected by this instrument during a single nightside pass on a low Martian orbit. The instrument will also record the signatures of meteor showers expected to occur every Martian year (1.88 Earth years). The results of this investigation will test models of the flux of “large” (mm-cm) meteoroids at the orbit of Mars and their interaction with the Martian atmosphere.

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