Infrared Thermal Mapping of the Martian Surface and Atmosphere: First Results

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Kieffer, Hugh H., Chase, Stillman C., Jr., Miner, Ellis D., Palluconi, Frank Don, Münch, Guido, Neugebauer, Gerry, Martin, Terry Z.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 1976
• Subjects: Elliot; The Landing; polar night
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.193.4255.780

The Viking infrared thermal mapper measures the thermal emission of the martian surface and atmosphere and the total reflected sunlight. With the high resolution and dense coverage being achieved, planetwide thermal structure is apparent at large and small scales. The thermal behavior of the best-ob...