Physics – Geophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991pggp.rept..552p&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Washington, Reports of Planetary Geology and Geophysics Program, 1990 p 552-553 (SEE N92-10728 01-91)
Physics
Geophysics
Albedo, Maps, Mars Surface, Planetary Mapping, Polar Caps, Polar Regions, Thermal Mapping, Dunes, Dust, Dust Storms, Ice, Mars Environment, Surface Temperature, Surface Water
Scientific paper
The first maps of the thermal properties of the north and south polar region of Mars are presented. The maps complete the mapping of the entire planet. The maps for the north polar region were derived from Viking Infrared Thermal Mapper (IRTM) observations obtained from 10 Jun. to 30 Sep. 1978. This period corresponds to the early summer season in the north, when the north residual water ice cap was exposed, and the polar surface temperatures were near their maximum. The maps in the south were derived from observations obtained between 24 Aug. to 23 Sep. 1977. This period corresponds to the late summer season in the south, when the seasonal polar cap had retreated to close to its residual configuration, and the second global dust storm of 1977 had largely subsided. The major results concerning the following topics are summarized: (1) surface water ice; (2) polar dune material; and (3) dust deposits.
Keegan Kenneth D.
Paige David A.
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