OMEGA/Mars Express: South Pole Region, water vapor daily variability

International audience Polar regions on Mars are the most suitable places to observe water vapor daily variability because in any observation crossing the Pole we can observe very different local time and because the poles are considered to be the main permanent and seasonal water reservoir of the p...

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Published in:Icarus
Main Authors: Melchiorri, R., Encrenaz, T., Drossart, P., Fouchet, T., Forget, F., Titov, D., Maltagliati, L., Altieri, F., Vincendon, M., Langevin, Y., Bibring, J.P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2009
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Online Access:https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00524849
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00524849/document
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00524849/file/PEER_stage2_10.1016%252Fj.icarus.2008.12.018.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2008.12.018
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Summary:International audience Polar regions on Mars are the most suitable places to observe water vapor daily variability because in any observation crossing the Pole we can observe very different local time and because the poles are considered to be the main permanent and seasonal water reservoir of the planet.