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Detection of Martian dust clouds by SPICAM UV nadir measurements during the October 2005 regional dust storm

Montmessin, F.; Bertaux, J. L.; Fussen, D. +5 more

The SPICAM UV spectrometer onboard Mars Express observed two regional dust storms: on October 24, 2005, near Argyre Planitia and on July 9, 2005, in Hellas Planitia. The measurements were performed in nadir mode. The spectral domain 210-310 nm is considered. A comparison with a prior orbit which passed above almost the same path 6 days before the …