Recession of the Northern Seasonal Condensates on Mars by OMEGA/Mars Express

Bernard Schmitt (1) , Frederic Schmidt (1) , Sylvain Douté (1) , Y. Langevin (2) , F. Forget (3) , J.-P. Bibring (2) , B. Gondet (2) , The Omega Team

1 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble
2 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
3 LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539)

The north seasonal condensates on Mars have been monitored by the OMEGA imaging spectrometer (Mars Express) during 2 martian years. We report on the temporal evolution of their physical state (sublimation sequence of CO2 and H2O ices) and composition.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

Bernard Schmitt, Frederic Schmidt, Sylvain Douté, Y. Langevin, F. Forget, et al.. Recession of the Northern Seasonal Condensates on Mars by OMEGA/Mars Express. Fourth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, 2006, Davos, Switzerland. pp. 2. ⟨insu-00358810⟩