NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
The Seasonal Behavior of Water Ice Clouds in the Tharsis and Valles Marineris Regions of Mars: Mars Orbiter Camera ObservationsThe Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) was used to obtain global maps of the Martian surface. The maps used were acquired between March 15, 1999 (LS = 110 ) and July 31, 2001 (L(sub s) = 110), corresponding to approximately one and a quarter martian years. In this work we focused on water ice clouds associated with the surface features of Olympus Mons, Ascraeus Mons, Pavonis Mons, Arsia Mons, Alba Patera, and the Valles Marineris canyon system. Using these data, we have made three types of quantitative measurements to characterize the cloud activity: 1) cloud area and location, 2) cloud height, and 3) cloud optical depth. We have also searched for short period variations in the cloud areas.
Document ID
20030066683
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
J L Benson
(University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio, United States)
B P Bonev
(University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio, United States)
P B James
(University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio, United States)
K J Shan
(University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio, United States)
B A Cantor
(Malin Space Science Systems (United States) San Diego, California, United States)
M A Caplinger
(Malin Space Science Systems (United States) San Diego, California, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
July 25, 2003
Publication Information
Publication: Sixth International Conference on Mars
Publisher: LPI
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
3147
Meeting Information
Meeting: Sixth International Conference on Mars
Location: Pasadena, CA
Country: US
Start Date: July 20, 2003
End Date: July 25, 2003
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Institute
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NCC5-679
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Portions of document may include copyright protected material.
Document Inquiry

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available