Iridescence Reveals the Formation and Growth of Ice Aerosols in Martian Noctilucent Clouds

Abstract Water and carbon dioxide each form mesospheric clouds on Mars. At such altitudes (40–100 km), clouds may remain sunlit for part of the night. We describe a previously unreported, visually spectacular season of iridescent, noctilucent clouds visible in early southern autumn from the Curiosit...

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Principais autores:	M. T. Lemmon, A. Vicente‐Retortillo, S. D. Guzewich, M. de la Torre Juárez, A. C. Innanen, C. L. Campbell, J. N. Maki, M. C. Malin, J. E. Moores
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:	Geophysical Research Letters
Assuntos:	Mars atmosphere mesospheric clouds noctilucent clouds iridescence Curiosity rover
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111183
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