The Atmosphere and Climate of Mars (Cambridge Planetary Science)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (653 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107016185 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 644 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Smith is a scientist in the Planetary Systems Laboratory of the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center. Todd Clancy is a senior scientist with the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado and his research has focused on observational studies of atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars.François Forget is a Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) senior scientist in Paris, where he studies the past and present climate of Mars. H
He has been heavily involved in the European Space Agency (ESA) missions Mars Express and Exomars 2016, and is a member of the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Insight science teams.Michael D. Smith is a scientist in the Planetary Systems Laboratory of the NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center. . About the Author Robert M. Zurek is Chief Scientist for the Mars Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. Todd Clancy is a senior scientist with the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado and his research has focused on observational studies of atmospheres of the Earth, Venus, and Mars.François Forget is a Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) senior sc
Was its climate ever conducive to life? What is the atmosphere like today and why did it change so dramatically over time? Eleven spacecraft have successfully flown to Mars since the Viking mission of the 1970s and early 1980s. These orbiters, landers and rovers have generated vast amounts of data that now span a Martian decade (roughly eighteen years). This new volume brings together the many new ideas about the atmosphere and climate system that have emerged, including the complex interplay of the volatile and dust cycles, the atmosphere-surface interactions that connect them over time, and the diversity of the planet's environment and its complex history. Humanity has long been fascinated by the planet Mars. Including tutorials and explanations of complicated ideas, students, researchers and non-specialists alike are able to use this resource to gain a thorough and up-to-date understanding of this most Earth-like of planetary neighbours.