Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Rovers and landers on Mars have experienced local, regional, and planetary‐scale dust storms. However, in situ documentation of active lifting within storms has remained elusive. Over 5–11 January 2022 (L S 153°–156°), a dust storm passed over the Perseverance rover site. Peak visible optical depth was ∼2, and visibility across the crater was briefly reduced. Pressure amplitudes and temperatures responded to the storm. Winds up to 20 m s −1 rotated around the site before the wind sensor was damaged. The rover imaged 21 dust‐lifting events—gusts and dust devils—in one 25‐min period, and at least three events mobilized sediment near the rover. Rover tracks and drill cuttings were extensively modified, and debris was moved onto the rover deck. Migration of small ripples was seen, but there was no large‐scale change in undisturbed areas. This work presents an overview of observations and initial results from the study of the storm.
Source: Geophysical Research Letters
DOI: 10.1029/2022gl100126
Authors: Mark T Lemmon, Michael D. Smith, Daniel Viúdez-Moreiras, Manuel de la Torre Juarez, Alvaro Vicente-Retortillo, Asier Munguira, Agustín Sánchez-Lavega, Ricardo Hueso, German Martinez, Baptiste Chide, Robert Sullivan, Daniel Toledo, Leslie Tamppari, Tanguy Bertrand, James F Bell, Claire Newman, Mariah Baker, Donald Banfield, Jose Antonio Rodríguez-Manfredi, Justin N. Maki, Víctor Apéstigue
Institutions: Space Science Institute, Goddard Space Flight Center, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Centro de Astrobiología, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of the Basque Country, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Cornell University, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Observatoire de Paris, Laboratoire d’études spatiales et d’instrumentation en astrophysique, Arizona State University, Aeolis Research (United States), Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,700
Funders: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, California Institute of Technology, Arizona State University, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial, Eusko Jaurlaritza, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Awards: G1105844351, G1175115578, G121809054, G1338257350, G1363707852, G1515373893, G152983287, G1840431326, G1855990336, G203129345, G2072863431, G2262748287, G2309174360, G2350454921, G2421061772, G2660406951, G2757199243, G279363373, G292714678, G300979063, G34346518, G3480869486, G3568796571, G3648211085, G3690828678, G425668148, G430777504, G430942029, G4325356308, G4440267240, G4563329179, G475484495, G491712853, G5080475149, G5404395142, G5421974903, G5555131222, G5721199125, G624877701, G7084143925, G729500496, G7805626310, G7863371703, G8181105605, G837011046, G8430294048, G8497050386, G8684520763, G869884560, G897484643, G929251369, G99296377
OpenAlex ID: W4294892012