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Science objectives and performances of NOMAD, a spectrometer suite for the ExoMars TGO mission
Aoki, S.; Vandaele, A. C.; Daerden, F. +49 more
The NOMAD spectrometer suite on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter will map the composition and distribution of Mars' atmospheric trace species in unprecedented detail, fulfilling many of the scientific objectives of the joint ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter mission. The instrument is a combination of three channels, covering a spectral range f…
The SCITEAS experiment: Optical characterizations of sublimating icy planetary analogues
Thomas, N.; El-Maarry, M. R.; Pommerol, A. +3 more
We have designed and built a laboratory facility to investigate the spectro-photometric and morphologic properties of different types of ice-bearing planetary surface analogs and follow their evolution upon exposure to a low pressure and low temperature environment. The results obtained with this experiment are used to verify and improve our inter…
Prediction of blue, red and green aurorae at Mars
Simon Wedlund, C.; Gronoff, G.; Lilensten, J. +3 more
The upper atmosphere of Mars is a laboratory for better understanding the planetary atmosphere evolution, and is an example of the interaction of the solar wind with an unmagnetized planet that has only patches of crustal magnetic field. In that context, several space missions were launched to study the Martian environment and its aurorae, notably…