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Thermal infrared spectroscopic observations of Mars from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO): Constraints on past climates and weathering productsSpectral observations providing evidence for the presence of volatile-bearing minerals on the surface of Mars were obtained in 1988 and 1990 from the KAO. The 1988 data suggest the presence of 1-3 weight percent (wt%) of carbonate/bicarbonate and 10-15 wt% sulfate/bisulfate associated with martian atmospheric dust. Estimates of the optical depths are approximately 0.60 and approximately 0.35 in 1988 and 1990, respectively.
Document ID
19960003660
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Roush, Ted L.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Pollack, James B.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Witteborn, Fred C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Bregman, Jesse D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Bell, James F., III
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sitton, Bradley
(Synernet Corp. Fremont, CA., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Airborne Astronomy Symposium on the Galactic Ecosystem: From Gas to Stars to Dust, Volume 73
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
96N13670
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 151-01-60-01
PROJECT: RTOP 352-02-03-02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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