Orographic control of storm zones on Mars

Hollingsworth, J. L.; Haberle, R. M.; Barnes, J. R.; Bridger, A. F. C.; Pollack, James B.; Lee, Hilda; Schaeffer, J.

doi:10.1038/380413a0

Cited by 79 publications

(65 citation statements)

References 16 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…• N, and it may be influenced by the strong weather patterns in that region; that is, energy advection may be enhanced by the active storm zone in this longitude range (Hollingsworth et al 1996). This is the seasonal period when the plateau or standstill in the cap recession has been frequently reported previously (Iwasaki et al 1979(Iwasaki et al , 1982James 1979).…”

Section: Recessionmentioning

confidence: 75%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Martian North Polar Cap Recession: 2000 Mars Orbiter Camera Observations

James

Cantor

2001

Icarus

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Recessionmentioning

confidence: 75%

“…• , a sector that is known to be very active meteorologically (Hollingsworth et al 1996). However, streaks are also distributed in various other locations around the cap.…”

Section: Recessionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Martian North Polar Cap Recession: 2000 Mars Orbiter Camera Observations

James

Cantor

2001

Icarus

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Although no formal wind related engineering requirements were developed during the landing site selection process, the sensitivity of both the landing system and SEIS to the winds influenced the selection. A number of regions on Mars are known to have relatively high winds due to dust storm tracks (Hollingsworth et al 1996) and from experience in searching for low wind sites in the equatorial region during the MER site selection (Golombek et al 2003a;Kass et al 2003). In addition, regions with significant local and regional topography (such as Valles Marineris) are subject to strong katabatic winds .…”

Section: Windsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selection of the InSight Landing Site

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The selection of the Discovery Program InSight landing site took over four years from initial identification of possible areas that met engineering constraints, to downselection via targeted data from orbiters (especially Mars Reconnaissance SPAC 11214 layout: Small Condensed v.2.1 file: spac321.tex (ELE) class: spr-small-v1.2 v.2016/06/09 Prn:2016/12/02; 14:37 p. 1/91» « d o c to p i c : R e v i e w P a p e rn u m b e r i n g s t y l e : C o n t e n t O n l yr e f e r e n c e s t y l e : a p s » latitude (initially 15°S-5°N and later 3°N-5°N for solar power and thermal management of the spacecraft), ellipse size (130 km by 27 km from ballistic entry and descent), and a load bearing surface without thick deposits of dust, severely limited acceptable areas to western Elysium Planitia. Within this area, 16 prospective ellipses were identified, which lie ∼600 km north of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover. Mapping of terrains in rapidly acquired CTX images identified especially benign smooth terrain and led to the downselection to four northern ellipses. Acquisition of nearly continuous HiRISE, additional Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), and High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) images, along with radar data confirmed that ellipse E9 met all landing site constraints: with slopes <15°at 84 m and 2 m length scales for radar tracking and touchdown stability, low rock abundance (<10 %) to avoid impact and spacecraft tip over, instrument deployment constraints, which included identical slope and rock abundance constraints, a radar reflective and load bearing surface, and a fragmented regolith ∼5 m thick for full penetration of the heat flow probe. Unlike other Mars landers, science objectives did not directly influence landing site selection. AUTHOR'S PROOF

show abstract

“…Determination of the scale of this convection was a major goal for this target. The ROI specifically targeted the Chryse region, as this "storm track" (Hollingsworth et al, 1996) region was observed to be the most active by MOC in the first MGS mapping year (1999)(2000)(2001). 2.…”

Section: Atmospheric Campaign Planmentioning

confidence: 99%