The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. A suite of environmental sensors for the Mars 2020 mission

JA Rodriguez-Manfredi, M De la Torre Juárez… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract NASA's Mars 2020 (M2020) rover mission includes a suite of sensors to monitor
current environmental conditions near the surface of Mars and to constrain bulk aerosol …

The modern near-surface Martian climate: a review of in-situ meteorological data from Viking to Curiosity

GM Martinez, CN Newman… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
We analyze the complete set of in-situ meteorological data obtained from the Viking landers
in the 1970s to today's Curiosity rover to review our understanding of the modern near …

The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight

D Banfield, A Spiga, C Newman, F Forget… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The atmosphere of Mars is thin, although rich in dust aerosols, and covers a dry surface. As
such, Mars provides an opportunity to expand our knowledge of atmospheres beyond that …

Mars' surface radiation environment measured with the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover

DM Hassler, C Zeitlin, RF Wimmer-Schweingruber… - science, 2014 - science.org
The Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover
began making detailed measurements of the cosmic ray and energetic particle radiation …

Mars global surveyor Mars orbiter camera: interplanetary cruise through primary mission

MC Malin, KS Edgett - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
More than 3 years of high‐resolution (1.5–20 m/pixel) photographic observations of the
surface of Mars have dramatically changed our view of that planet. Among the most …

The diverse meteorology of Jezero crater over the first 250 sols of Perseverance on Mars

JA Rodriguez-Manfredi, M De la Torre Juárez… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
NASA's Perseverance rover's Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer is collecting data at
Jezero crater, characterizing the physical processes in the lowest layer of the Martian …

An intercomparison of ground‐based millimeter, MGS TES, and Viking atmospheric temperature measurements: Seasonal and interannual variability of temperatures …

RT Clancy, BJ Sandor, MJ Wolff… - Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
During the period October 1997 to September 1999 we obtained and analyzed over 100
millimeter‐wave observations of Mars atmospheric CO line absorption for atmospheric …

Dust devils on Earth and Mars

M Balme, R Greeley - Reviews of Geophysics, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Dust devils, particle‐loaded vertical convective vortices found on both Earth and Mars, are
characterized by high rotating wind speeds, significant electrostatic fields, and reduced …

A climate database for Mars

SR Lewis, M Collins, PL Read, F Forget… - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
A database of statistics which describe the climate and surface environment of Mars has
been constructed directly on the basis of output from multiannual integrations of two general …

Mars Climate Sounder: An investigation of thermal and water vapor structure, dust and condensate distributions in the atmosphere, and energy balance of the polar …

DJ McCleese, JT Schofield, FW Taylor… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Against a backdrop of intensive exploration of the Martian surface environment, intended to
lead to human exploration, some aspects of the modern climate and the meteorology of …