Mars Atmospheric Science with SuperCam's Visible and Near-Infrared Passive Spectroscopy Modes

Timothy H. Mcconnochie (1, 2) , Thierry Fouchet (3, 4) , Franck Montmessin (5) , P. Beck (6) , B. Chide (7, 8) , R. Francis (9) , Olivier Gasnault (8) , Jérémie Lasue (8) , C. Legett (10) , Mark T. Lemmon (1) , Sylestre Maurice (8) , R. T. Newell (10) , C. E. Newman (11) , D. M. Venhaus (10) , Roger Wiens (10) , Michael J. Wolff (1)

1 SSI - Space Science Institute [Boulder]
2 University of Maryland [College Park]
3 LESIA (UMR_8109) - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
4 Pôle Planétologie du LESIA
5 PLANETO - LATMOS
6 IPAG - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble
7 ISAE-SUPAERO - Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
8 IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie
9 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
10 LANL - Los Alamos National Laboratory
11 Aeolis Research

We present plans to use SuperCam's passive visible and near-infrared ("VISIR") spectroscopy technique for atmospheric science by observing solar radiation scattered by the martian sky. Measurement objectives include O2, CO, H20, and aerosols.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Astrophysics [astro-ph]

Timothy H. Mcconnochie, Thierry Fouchet, Franck Montmessin, P. Beck, B. Chide, et al.. Mars Atmospheric Science with SuperCam's Visible and Near-Infrared Passive Spectroscopy Modes. 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Mar 2021, Online, United States. pp.LPI Contrib. No. 2548. ⟨hal-03802624⟩