Thermal and albedo mapping of Mars during the Viking primary mission

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Sep 1977

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.4249k&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Sept. 30, 1977, p. 4249-4291.

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Mars Atmosphere, Planetary Mapping, Spaceborne Photography, Viking Orbiter Spacecraft, Water Vapor, Abundance, Albedo, Atmospheric Temperature, Mars Surface, Polar Regions, Spatial Distribution, Spectral Resolution, Synoptic Measurement

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The behavior of Mars as observed by the Viking infrared thermal mapper (IRTM) is considered. The IRTM is a 28-channel, 4-telescope radiometer that operated in six spectral bands. The studies considered include observations from the interplanetary phase through data collection on November 7, 1976. During this interval, thermal mapping of the whole Martian surface has been possible. Attention is given to polar temperatures, global albedos, predawn temperatures, a thermal inertia contour map, geometry considerations, clouds, aspects of predawn warming, and observations of earth.

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