Journal articles
Discovery of diffuse aurora on Mars
Nicholas M. Schneider
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Justin I. Deighan
1
Sonal K. Jain
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Arnaud Stiepen
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A. Ian F. Stewart
1
Davin Larson
2
David L. Mitchell
2
Christian Mazelle
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Christina O. Lee
2
Robert J. Lillis
2
J. Scott Evans
4
David Brain
1
Michael H. Stevens
5
William E. Mcclintock
1
Michael S. Chaffin
1
Matteo Crismani
1
Greg M. Holsclaw
1
Franck Lefèvre
6
Daniel Y. Lo
7
John T. Clarke
8
Franck Montmessin
6
Bruce M. Jakosky
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Nicholas M. Schneider 1
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Justin I. Deighan 1
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Sonal K. Jain 1
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Arnaud Stiepen 1
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A. Ian F. Stewart 1
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Davin Larson 2
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David L. Mitchell 2
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Christian Mazelle 3
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Michael H. Stevens 5
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William E. Mcclintock 1
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Michael S. Chaffin 1
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Matteo Crismani 1
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Greg M. Holsclaw 1
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Franck Lefèvre 6
Author IdHAL : francklefevre
Daniel Y. Lo 7
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John T. Clarke 8
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Franck Montmessin 6
Author IdHAL : franck-montmessin ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4187-1457
Bruce M. Jakosky 1
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LASP - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics [Boulder] (1234 Innovation Drive, Boulder, CO 80303-7814 - United States)
- University of Colorado [Boulder] (Boulder, Colorado 80309 - United States)
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SSL - Space Sciences Laboratory [Berkeley] (7 Gauss Way, Berkeley, CA 94720 - United States)
- University of California [Berkeley] (Berkeley, CA - United States)
- University of California (United States)
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IRAP - Institut de recherche en astrophysique et planétologie (9 avenue Colonel Roche 31028 Toulouse - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR5277 (France)
- OMP - Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 TOULOUSE - France)
- Météo France (Direction interrégionale - Sud-Est, 2 boulevard Château Double, Aix-en-Provence - France)
- CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (18 avenue Edouard Belin 31401 Toulouse - France)
- Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (41 Allée Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UAR 831 (France)
- IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (Siège Le Sextant 44, bd de Dunkerque CS 90009 13572 Marseille cedex 02 - France)
- UT3 - Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (118 route de Narbonne - 31062 Toulouse - France)
- Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (41 Allée Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse - France)
- INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers : UMR5277 (INSU-CNRS 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris Cedex 16 - France)
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Computational Physics, Inc. (8001 Braddock Road, Suite 210, Springfield, VA 22151-2110 - France)
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NRL - Naval Research Laboratory (4555 Overlook Ave., SW Washington, DC 20375 - United States)
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PLANETO - LATMOS (France)
- LATMOS - Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (11 boulevard d'Alembert
Quartier des Garennes
78280 - Guyancourt - France)
- UVSQ - Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines : UMR8190 (55 avenue de Paris - 78035 Versailles cedex - France)
- UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 : UMR8190 (4 place Jussieu - 75005 Paris - France)
- INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers : UMR8190 (INSU-CNRS 3 rue Michel-Ange, 75794 Paris Cedex 16 - France)
- CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique : UMR8190 (France)
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LPL - Lunar and Planetary Laboratory [Tucson] (Tucson, AZ 85721-0092 - United States)
- University of Arizona (Tucson AZ 85721 USA - United States)
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CSP - Center for Space Physics [Boston] (Boston, MA 02108 - United States)
- BU - Boston University [Boston] (One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215 - United States)
Abstract : Planetary auroras reveal the complex interplay between an atmosphere and the surrounding plasma environment. We report the discovery of low-altitude, diffuse auroras spanning much of Mars’ northern hemisphere, coincident with a solar energetic particle outburst. The Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph, a remote sensing instrument on the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, detected auroral emission in virtually all nightside observations for ~5 days, spanning nearly all geographic longitudes. Emission extended down to ~60 kilometer (km) altitude (1 microbar), deeper than confirmed at any other planet. Solar energetic particles were observed up to 200 kilo–electron volts; these particles are capable of penetrating down to the 60 km altitude. Given minimal magnetic fields over most of the planet, Mars is likely to exhibit auroras more globally than Earth.
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- HAL Id : insu-01227468, version 1
- DOI : 10.1126/science.aad0313
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Nicholas M. Schneider, Justin I. Deighan, Sonal K. Jain, Arnaud Stiepen, A. Ian F. Stewart, et al.. Discovery of diffuse aurora on Mars. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2015, 350 (6261), pp.aad0313. ⟨10.1126/science.aad0313⟩. ⟨insu-01227468⟩
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