Martian north pole summer temperatures - Dirty water ice

Broadband thermal and reflectance observations of the Martian north polar region in late summer yield temperatures for the residual polar cap near 205 K with albedos near 43 percent. The residual cap and several outlying smaller deposits are water ice with included dirt; there is no evidence for any...

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Main Authors: Kieffer, H. H., Martin, T. Z., Chase, S. C., Jr., Miner, E. D., Palluconi, F. D.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19770033069
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Summary:Broadband thermal and reflectance observations of the Martian north polar region in late summer yield temperatures for the residual polar cap near 205 K with albedos near 43 percent. The residual cap and several outlying smaller deposits are water ice with included dirt; there is no evidence for any permanent carbon dioxide polar cap.