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MoMo: a new empirical model of the Mars ionospheric total electron content based on Mars Express MARSIS data

Peter, Kerstin; Witasse, Olivier; Kofman, Wlodek +5 more

Aims: Several scientific landers and rovers have reached the Martian surface since the 1970s. Communication between the asset (i.e., lander or rover) and Mars orbiters or Earth antennas uses radio signals in UHF to X-band frequencies passing through the Mars' ionosphere. It is consequently necessary to take into account electron density variation …