Evolution of the Seasonal Caps of Mars Observed by OMEGA on Mars Express

Y. Langevin (1) , J.-P. Bibring (1) , S. Murchie (2) , M. Vincendon (1) , F. Poulet (1) , Sylvain Douté (3) , B. Gondet (1) , H. Kieffer (4) , S. Le Mouélic (5)

1 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale
2 APL - Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory [Laurel, MD]
3 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble
4 Celestial Reasonings
5 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique [UMR 6112]

The OMEGA vis/near-IR infrared spectrometer in orbit since January 2004 has obtained major results on the evolution of seasonal caps of Mars. A wide range of complex structures are observed, which require a variety of processes to be interpreted.

Y. Langevin, J.-P. Bibring, S. Murchie, M. Vincendon, F. Poulet, et al.. Evolution of the Seasonal Caps of Mars Observed by OMEGA on Mars Express. Seventh International Conference on Mars, Jul 2007, Pasadena, United States. pp.3246. ⟨insu-00359762⟩