Physical properties of the particles composing the Martian dust storm of 1971-1972

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Apr 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977icar...30..663t&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 30, Apr. 1977, p. 663-696.

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Dust Storms, Infrared Interferometers, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Mars Environment, Particle Size Distribution, Aerosols, Infrared Spectrometers, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Sediments

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Data obtained with the infrared interferometric spectrometer (IRIS) aboard Mariner 9 during the global Martian dust storm of 1971-1972 are analyzed to study the particle sizes in detail, estimate the dust particle size distribution, and determine the dust optical depth. Theoretical spectra of the emergent intensity from dust clouds with properties similar to those of the Martian cloud are generated, deficiencies of the approximation used are discussed, and the information content of the IR aerosol spectra is assessed. Analysis of IRIS spectra from a series of orbits spread through the early months of the Mariner 9 mission indicates that the dust could have been either igneous material with an SiO2 content similar to or higher than that of a typical terrestrial sediment or clay minerals similar to those on earth. In either case, the Martian dust was differentiated by geologic or weathering processes. The dust particle size distribution between 1 and 10 microns is found to have a slope similar to that of terrestrial dust size distributions far from source regions.

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