Atmospheric science with InSight

A Spiga, D Banfield, NA Teanby, F Forget… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
In November 2018, for the first time a dedicated geophysical station, the InSight lander, will
be deployed on the surface of Mars. Along with the two main geophysical packages, the …

The dynamic atmospheric and aeolian environment of Jezero crater, Mars

CE Newman, R Hueso, MT Lemmon, A Munguira… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Despite the importance of sand and dust to Mars geomorphology, weather, and exploration,
the processes that move sand and that raise dust to maintain Mars' ubiquitous dust haze and …

Understanding planet formation using microgravity experiments

G Wurm, J Teiser - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
In 2018, images were released of a planet being formed around the star PDS 70, offering a
tantalizing glimpse into how planets come into being. However, many questions remain …

Convective vortices and dust devils detected and characterized by Mars 2020

R Hueso, CE Newman… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We characterize vortex and dust devils (DDs) at Jezero from pressure and winds obtained
with the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) instrument on Mars 2020 over 415 …

MarsWRF convective vortex and dust devil predictions for Gale Crater over 3 Mars years and comparison with MSL‐REMS observations

CE Newman, H Kahanpää… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Convective vortices and dust devils have been inferred and observed in Gale Crater, Mars,
using Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) meteorological data and camera images. Rennó et …

Vortex‐dominated aeolian activity at InSight's landing site, Part 1: Multi‐instrument observations, analysis, and implications

C Charalambous, JB McClean, M Baker… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report the aeolian changes observed in situ by NASA's InSight lander during the first 400
sols of operations: Granule creep, saltation, dust removal, and the formation of dark surface …

Large eddy simulations of the dusty Martian convective boundary layer with MarsWRF

Z Wu, MI Richardson, X Zhang, J Cui… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Large eddy simulation (LES) of the Martian convective boundary layer (CBL) with a Mars‐
adapted version of the Weather Research and Forecasting model is used to examine the …

Active Mars: A dynamic world

CM Dundas, P Becerra, S Byrne… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mars exhibits diverse surface changes at all latitudes and all seasons. Active processes
include impact cratering, aeolian sand and dust transport, a variety of slope processes …

Mars: Abundant recurring slope lineae (RSL) following the Planet‐Encircling Dust Event (PEDE) of 2018

AS McEwen, EI Schaefer, CM Dundas… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Recurring slope lineae (RSL) are dark linear markings on Mars that regrow annually and
likely originate from the flow of either liquid water or granular material. Following the great …

Vortex‐dominated aeolian activity at InSight's landing site, Part 2: Local meteorology, transport dynamics, and model analysis

M Baker, C Newman, C Charalambous… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Geologic and climatic processes on modern‐day Mars are heavily influenced by aeolian
surface activity, yet the relationship between atmospheric conditions and sediment …