Viking Orbiter imaging observations of dust in the Martian atmosphere

Details Viking Orbiter imaging observations of dust in the Martian atmosphere Viking Orbiter imaging observations of dust in the Martian atmosphere

Jun 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979jgr....84.2795b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 84, June 10, 1979, p. 2795-2820.

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Dust Storms, Mars Atmosphere, Photomapping, Satellite-Borne Photography, Viking Orbiter Spacecraft, Clouds, Color Photography, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Mosaics, Polar Caps, Southern Hemisphere, Viking Mars Program, Observations, Mars, Comparisons, Dust, Mariner 9, Clouds, Seasons, Dust Storms, Perihelion, Viking, Hellespontus, Montes, Colors, Imagery, Polar Regions, Wind, Circulation, Topography, Albedo

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More than 20 local Martian dust clouds and two global dust storms were observed with the Viking Orbiter camera. Sixteen of the local clouds were imaged in two colors or were observed with other instruments confirming their identification as dust clouds. These Viking results are compared with earth-based observations of Martian dust storms and with Mariner 9 data. Most of the dust activity seen by Viking occurred during southern hemisphere spring and early summer, when Mars was near perihelion and insolation was near maximum. About half the local clouds occurred near the edge of the southern polar cap, where winds are presumably enhanced by a strong regional temperature gradient. The other half occurred mainly in the southern hemisphere near regions where circulation models incorporating topography predict positive vertical velocities. Although dust clouds observed from earth show a similar partial correlation with models, some ambiguity exists concerning interpretation of regions near Hellespontus that have spawned the most spectacular Martian dust storms on record.

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