How closely-knit is the martian atmosphere system?
Whitepaper #153 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: atmospheric/exospheric evolution; habitability and water; Mars
by Majd Mayyasi, Beatriz Sánchez-Cano, Kerstin Peter, Mehdi Benna, Robert Lillis, Robin Ramstad, Xiaohua Fang, Christopher Fowler, Guillaume Gronoff, Mika Holmberg, Stephen Bougher, Mark Lester, Bruce Jakosky, Janet Luhmann, John Clarke, David Brain, David L. Mitchell, and Michael Chaffin
Published onMar 18, 2021
How closely-knit is the martian atmosphere system?
Processes at Mars extending between its surface and boundary to space need to be investigated comprehensively (spatial and temporally) to better understand the strong coupling that the atmosphere has within its different altitude regions, within its different atmospheric populations, and with external solar inputs.
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