First Detection of O 2 Recombination Nightglow Emission At 1.27 µm In The Atmosphere of Mars With Omega on Mars Express.

• Main Authors: Bertaux, Jean-Loup, Gondet, B., Bibring, J., Montmessin, Franck, Lefèvre, Franck
• Other Authors: PLANETO - LATMOS, Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut d'astrophysique spatiale (IAS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d’Études Spatiales Paris (CNES)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Venus; polar night
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-04115367

International audience The OMEGA hyperspectral imager on board Mars Express is primarily dedicated to day side observations of both the surface and the atmosphere of Mars. However, observations on the night side were also performed occasionally, and in particular above the planetary limb. Along its...