Preliminary meteorological results on Mars from the Viking 1 lander

Details Preliminary meteorological results on Mars from the Viking 1 lander Preliminary meteorological results on Mars from the Viking 1 lander

Aug 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976sci...193..788h&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 193, Aug. 27, 1976, p. 788-791.

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Mars Atmosphere, Meteorological Instruments, Meteorological Parameters, Planetary Meteorology, Viking Lander 1, Atmospheric Pressure, Atmospheric Temperature, Diurnal Variations, Nocturnal Variations, Wind Direction, Wind Velocity Measurement

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The results from the meteorology instruments on the Viking 1 lander are presented for the first 4 sols of operation. The instruments are working satisfactorily. Temperatures fluctuated from a low of 188 K to an estimated maximum of 244 K. The mean pressure is 7.65 millibars with a diurnal variation of amplitude 0.1 millibar. Wind speeds averaged over several minutes have ranged from essentially calm to 9 meters per second. Wind directions have exhibited a remarkable regularity which may be associated with nocturnal downslope winds and gravitational oscillations, or to tidal effects of the diurnal pressure wave, or to both.

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