Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer for the Mars Exploration Rovers

2003 ◽  
Vol 108 (E12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip R. Christensen ◽  
Greg L. Mehall ◽  
Steven H. Silverman ◽  
Saadat Anwar ◽  
George Cannon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Mars Exploration ◽  
Mars Exploration Rovers

Boundary Layer Characterization using Mini-TES observations from the Mars Exploration Rovers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Mason ◽  
Michael Smith
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Temperature Profile ◽  
Thermal Emission ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Vertical Temperature ◽  
Mars Exploration ◽  
Vertical Temperature Profile ◽  
Single Observation ◽  
Layer Behavior ◽  
Mars Exploration Rovers

<p>The Mars Exploration Rovers (MER), Spirit and Opportunity, landed on Mars in 2004 just weeks apart. Using spectra from the Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES), both rovers were able to sample the lowest 2 km of the vertical temperature profile of the atmosphere. During a single observation for Mini-TES, spectra were taken every two seconds with observations lasting up to 42 minutes. While results up to this point have averaged the spectra together to retrieve information on dust, water vapor and temperature, individual temperature retrievals are possible every two seconds and contain information on short timescale atmospheric fluctuations. These fluctuations are indicative of boundary layer behavior at each site. We have retrieved the vertical temperature profile from individual spectra and have used these profiles to assess boundary layer conditions at each rover location. We will present temperature profiles from individual retrievals and identify and characterize fluctuations within these profiles. We will also show the seasonal variation of these fluctuations over the first 1200 sols (nearly 2 Mars Years) for both Spirit and Opportunity rovers.</p>

THE ALBEDO OF MARS: SIX MARS YEARS OF OBSERVATIONS FROM PANCAM ON THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS AND COMPARISONS TO HIRISE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Reynolds ◽  
◽  
Melissa S. Rice ◽  
Genevieve Studer-Ellis ◽  
James F. Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mars Exploration ◽  
Mars Exploration Rovers

First Atmospheric Science Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Mini-TES

Science ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 306 (5702) ◽  
pp. 1750-1753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Smith ◽  
Michael J. Wolff ◽  
Mark T. Lemmon ◽  
Nicole Spanovich ◽  
Don Banfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Science ◽  
Mars Exploration ◽  
Mars Exploration Rovers

Simulations of the magnetic properties experiment on Mars Exploration Rovers

2006 ◽  
Vol 166 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 555-560
Author(s):  
H. P. Gunnlaugsson ◽  
E. S. Worm ◽  
P. Bertelsen ◽  
W. Goetz ◽  
K. Kinch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Mars Exploration ◽  
Mars Exploration Rovers
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