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TES Observations of the Martian Surface and AtmosphereThe Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) instrument is a Fourier transform Michelson interferometer operating with 10 or 5 cm(exp -1) sampling in the thermal infrared spectral region from 1700 to 200 cm(exp -1) (-6 to 50 micrometers) where virtually all minerals have characteristic fundamental vibrational absorption bands. The TES data used in this paper are among the 6 x 10(exp 7) spectra collected during the early mapping phase of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission from southern hemisphere winter to early summer (aerocentric longitude, L(sub s), 107 deg to 297 deg. The methodology for separating the surface and atmospheric components of the radiance from Mars, which allows detailed analysis and interpretation of surface mineralogy, is described in previous paper. Additional information is contained in original extended abstract.
Document ID
20010002420
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Christensen, P. R.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ United States)
Kieffer, H. H.
(Geological Survey Flagstaff, AZ United States)
Pearl, J. C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Conrath, B.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Malin, M. C.
(Malin Space Science Systems San Diego, CA United States)
Clark, R. C.
(Geological Survey Denver, CO United States)
Morris, R. V.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX United States)
Bandfield, J. L.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ United States)
Smith, M. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Lane, M. D.
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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