Detection of Mesospheric CO2 Ice Clouds on Mars in Southern Summer

Abstract This paper reports the first detections of two high‐altitude nighttime CO2 clouds on Mars during southern summer (Ls=264° and Ls=330°) with stellar occultation measurements by the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph on board the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft. Interpretation...

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Main Authors: F. Y. Jiang, Roger V. Yelle, S. K. Jain, J. Cui, F. Montmessin, N. M. Schneider, J. Deighan, H. Gröller, L. Verdier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082029
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