The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMAD

Abstract We report vertical profiles of water and D/H for one Martian year as measured with the TGO/NOMAD instrument. The observations were performed via solar occultation, providing water profiles up to ∼100 km and D/H up to ∼60 km, with a vertical resolution of 1–2 km. The measurements reveal dram...

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Main Authors: Geronimo L. Villanueva, Giuliano Liuzzi, Shohei Aoki, Shane W. Stone, Adrian Brines, Ian R. Thomas, Miguel Angel Lopez‐Valverde, Loic Trompet, Justin Erwin, Frank Daerden, Bojan Ristic, Michael D. Smith, Michael J. Mumma, Sara Faggi, Vincent Kofman, Séverine Robert, Lori Neary, Manish Patel, Giancarlo Bellucci, Jose Juan Lopez‐Moreno, Ann Carine Vandaele
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Published: Wiley 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL098161
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author Geronimo L. Villanueva
Giuliano Liuzzi
Shohei Aoki
Shane W. Stone
Adrian Brines
Ian R. Thomas
Miguel Angel Lopez‐Valverde
Loic Trompet
Justin Erwin
Frank Daerden
Bojan Ristic
Michael D. Smith
Michael J. Mumma
Sara Faggi
Vincent Kofman
Séverine Robert
Lori Neary
Manish Patel
Giancarlo Bellucci
Jose Juan Lopez‐Moreno
Ann Carine Vandaele
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Giuliano Liuzzi
Shohei Aoki
Shane W. Stone
Adrian Brines
Ian R. Thomas
Miguel Angel Lopez‐Valverde
Loic Trompet
Justin Erwin
Frank Daerden
Bojan Ristic
Michael D. Smith
Michael J. Mumma
Sara Faggi
Vincent Kofman
Séverine Robert
Lori Neary
Manish Patel
Giancarlo Bellucci
Jose Juan Lopez‐Moreno
Ann Carine Vandaele
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description Abstract We report vertical profiles of water and D/H for one Martian year as measured with the TGO/NOMAD instrument. The observations were performed via solar occultation, providing water profiles up to ∼100 km and D/H up to ∼60 km, with a vertical resolution of 1–2 km. The measurements reveal dramatic variability of water and D/H over short timescales and with altitude and location on the planet. We investigated the release of seasonal water from the polar caps during southern and northern summer, by mapping water and its D/H near the polar regions. Above the hygropause, the D/H drops substantially below 2 VSMOW, and both seasonal polar caps show a consistent and enriched D/H of 5–7 VSMOW within the hygrosphere.
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spelling doaj-art-b0a1d1701cbd41498e8b0b8ca52318522025-01-22T14:38:16ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072022-06-014912n/an/a10.1029/2022GL098161The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMADGeronimo L. Villanueva0Giuliano Liuzzi1Shohei Aoki2Shane W. Stone3Adrian Brines4Ian R. Thomas5Miguel Angel Lopez‐Valverde6Loic Trompet7Justin Erwin8Frank Daerden9Bojan Ristic10Michael D. Smith11Michael J. Mumma12Sara Faggi13Vincent Kofman14Séverine Robert15Lori Neary16Manish Patel17Giancarlo Bellucci18Jose Juan Lopez‐Moreno19Ann Carine Vandaele20Planetary Systems Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USAPlanetary Systems Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USAGraduate School of Frontier Sciences University of Tokyo JapanPlanetary Systems Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USAInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía CSIC SpainPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía CSIC SpainPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumPlanetary Systems Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USAPlanetary Systems Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USAPlanetary Systems Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USAPlanetary Systems Laboratory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USAPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumSchool of Physical Sciences The Open University UKIstituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali INAF ItalyInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía CSIC SpainPlanetary Aeronomy Division Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy BelgiumAbstract We report vertical profiles of water and D/H for one Martian year as measured with the TGO/NOMAD instrument. The observations were performed via solar occultation, providing water profiles up to ∼100 km and D/H up to ∼60 km, with a vertical resolution of 1–2 km. The measurements reveal dramatic variability of water and D/H over short timescales and with altitude and location on the planet. We investigated the release of seasonal water from the polar caps during southern and northern summer, by mapping water and its D/H near the polar regions. Above the hygropause, the D/H drops substantially below 2 VSMOW, and both seasonal polar caps show a consistent and enriched D/H of 5–7 VSMOW within the hygrosphere.https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL098161Marsatmospherewaterhistorypolar
spellingShingle Geronimo L. Villanueva
Giuliano Liuzzi
Shohei Aoki
Shane W. Stone
Adrian Brines
Ian R. Thomas
Miguel Angel Lopez‐Valverde
Loic Trompet
Justin Erwin
Frank Daerden
Bojan Ristic
Michael D. Smith
Michael J. Mumma
Sara Faggi
Vincent Kofman
Séverine Robert
Lori Neary
Manish Patel
Giancarlo Bellucci
Jose Juan Lopez‐Moreno
Ann Carine Vandaele
The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMAD
Geophysical Research Letters
Mars
atmosphere
water
history
polar
title The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMAD
title_full The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMAD
title_fullStr The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMAD
title_full_unstemmed The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMAD
title_short The Deuterium Isotopic Ratio of Water Released From the Martian Caps as Measured With TGO/NOMAD
title_sort deuterium isotopic ratio of water released from the martian caps as measured with tgo nomad
topic Mars
atmosphere
water
history
polar
url https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL098161
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