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Science highlights from MAVEN/IUVS after two years in Mars orbit
Schneider, Nicholas M.; Deighan, Justin; Stiepen, Arnaud et al.
2016In AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts
 

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Abstract :
[en] The broad capabilities of the Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph on the MAVEN mission are enabling new science ranging from Mars' lower atmosphere up though the escaping corona. After two years in Mars orbit, the instrument has yielded insights on the Mars dayglow, season cycles, nightglow, aurora, meteor showers, clouds, solar-planetary interactions and atmospheric escape. In this presentation we will highlight several new discoveries. First, IUVS has observed a third type of aurora not previously seen at Mars, indicative of a new kind of solar-planet interaction for non-magnetized planets. Second, spatial mapping of nitric oxide nightglow reveals regions of atmospheric downwelling necessitating substantial changes to global atmospheric circulation models. Finally, a new high-spatial-resolution UV imaging mode allows unprecedented determinations of Mars' low-altitude ozone, as well as detection of clouds from nadir to limb.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Schneider, Nicholas M.;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
Deighan, Justin;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
Stiepen, Arnaud ;  Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Lefevre, Franck;  LATMOS
Jain, Sonal Kumar;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
Halekas, Jasper;  U. Iowa
Evans, Scott;  CPI
Stevens, Michael H.;  NRL
Stewart, A. Ian F.;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
McClintock, William;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
Chaffin, Michael S.;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
Crismani, Matteo;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
Lo, Daniel;  LPL, U. Arizona
Holsclaw, Gregory;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado
Clarke, John T.;  Boston U
Montmessin, Franck;  LATMOS
Jakosky, Bruce M.;  LASP, Univ. of Colorado)
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Language :
English
Title :
Science highlights from MAVEN/IUVS after two years in Mars orbit
Publication date :
01 October 2016
Event name :
DPS meeting
Event date :
du 16 au 21 octobre 2016
Main work title :
AAS/Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting Abstracts
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