Study of the cold oxygen corona with IUVS/MAVEN

Jean-Yves Chaufray (1) , Justin Deighan (2) , M. Chaffin (2) , N. Schneider (2) , B. Mcclintock (2) , I. Stewart (2) , G. Holsclaw (2) , J. Clarke (3) , B. Jakosky (2)

1 PLANETO - LATMOS
2 LASP - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics [Boulder]
3 BU - Boston University [Boston]

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) has observed the Martian upper atmosphere for several months. The Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) is able to measure the resonance line of the atomic oxygen at 130.4 nm. From this emission we are able to derive information of the oxygen content in the Martian upper atmosphere and its variability. Atomic oxygen is a key species to better understand the chemistry, heating, dynamics and escape of the Martian upper atmosphere.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Astrophysics [astro-ph]; Earth and Planetary Astrophysics [astro-ph.EP]; Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph]

Jean-Yves Chaufray, Justin Deighan, M. Chaffin, N. Schneider, B. Mcclintock, et al.. Study of the cold oxygen corona with IUVS/MAVEN. European Planetary Science Congress 2015, Sep 2015, Nantes, France. pp.EPSC2015-148. ⟨insu-01211135⟩