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Dust, Sand, and Winds Within an Active Martian Storm in Jezero Crater

Journal Article · · Geophysical Research Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022gl100126· OSTI ID:2470481
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  1. Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO (United States)
  2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States)
  3. Centro de Astrobiologia (INTA‐CSIC), Madrid (Spain)
  4. California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
  5. Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao (UPV/EHU) (Spain)
  6. Univ. of Houston, TX (United States). Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)
  7. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  8. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States)
  9. Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aerospacial (INTA), Madrid (Spain)
  10. LESIA - Observatoire de Paris, Meudon (France)
  11. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
  12. Aeolis Research, Chandler, AZ (United States)
  13. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC (United States)
  14. Centro de Astrobiologia (INTA‐CSIC) Madrid Spain
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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 (LS 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.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
European Research Council (ERC); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN); State Research Agency (AEI); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
2470481
Journal Information:
Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 49; ISSN 0094-8276
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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