Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
May 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987pggp.rept..259l&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1986 p 259-260 (SEE N87-23341 16-91)
Physics
Geophysics
Albedo, Annual Variations, Dust, Infrared Imagery, Mars Surface, Seasons, Sediment Transport, Spectral Reflectance, Thermal Mapping, Wind Effects, Dunes, Dust Storms, Particle Size Distribution, Viking Orbiter Spacecraft
Scientific paper
A study of seasonal variations of albedo features in the Cerberus, Solis Planum, and Syrtis Major regions was based on Viking Orbiter data obtained over more than one complete Martian year. Contour maps of Lambert albedo and single-point thermal inertia were constructed from the Infrared Thermal Mapper (IRTM) experiment data, and Orbiter images were used to determine the pattern and variability of regional winds (inferred from wind streak orientations). Coupled with ground-based radar data, these data allow the regional sediment transport direction, surface properties (texture, morphology, and roughness), and the implications of the observed seasonal and longer term dust redistribution to be investigated. Results are outlined.
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