Multi-model meteorological and aeolian predictions for Mars 2020 and the Jezero crater region

CE Newman, M de la Torre Juárez, J Pla-García… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Nine simulations are used to predict the meteorology and aeolian activity of the Mars 2020
landing site region. Predicted seasonal variations of pressure and surface and atmospheric …

Particle lifting processes in dust devils

LDV Neakrase, MR Balme, F Esposito, T Kelling… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Particle lifting in dust devils on both Earth and Mars has been studied from many different
perspectives, including how dust devils could influence the dust cycles of both planets. Here …

A study of daytime convective vortices and turbulence in the Martian planetary boundary layer based on half‐a‐year of InSight atmospheric measurements and large …

A Spiga, N Murdoch, R Lorenz, F Forget… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studying the atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL) is crucial to understand the
climate of a planet. The meteorological measurements by the instruments onboard InSight at …

Lander and rover histories of dust accumulation on and removal from solar arrays on Mars

RD Lorenz, GM Martínez, A Spiga… - Planetary and space …, 2021 - Elsevier
The degradation in electrical output of solar arrays on Mars landers and rovers is reviewed.
A loss of 0.2% per Sol is typical, although observed rates of decrease in 'dust factor'vary …

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 …

Dust devil frequency of occurrence and radiative effects at Jezero crater, Mars, as measured by MEDA Radiation and Dust Sensor (RDS)

D Toledo, V Apéstigue, I Arruego… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, onboard the Perseverance rover, is a
meteorological station that is operating on Mars and includes, among other sensors, the …

Convective vortices and dust devils at the MSL landing site: Annual variability

H Kahanpää, C Newman, J Moores… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Two hundred fifty‐two transient drops in atmospheric pressure, likely caused by passing
convective vortices, were detected by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station …

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 …

Scientific observations with the InSight solar arrays: Dust, clouds, and eclipses on Mars

RD Lorenz, MT Lemmon, J Maki… - Earth and Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Records of solar array currents recorded by the InSight lander during its first 200 sols on
Mars are presented. In addition to the geometric variation in illumination on seasonal and …

Field measurements of terrestrial and Martian dust devils

J Murphy, K Steakley, M Balme, G Deprez… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Surface-based measurements of terrestrial and martian dust devils/convective vortices
provided from mobile and stationary platforms are discussed. Imaging of terrestrial dust …