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Michael Mischna
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An Intermediate-Complexity Model for Simulating Lacustrine Environments on Early Mars
UNRAVELING SOURCE-TO-SINK DYNAMICS FROM SEDIMENTARY RECORDS II ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 15 december 2023
Eleanor Moreland, Sylvia Dee, Yueyang Jiang, Grace...
The stratigraphic record on Mars contains ample evidence that water flowed across the surface early in the planets history (~4 - 3 Ga). While sediment...
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Rocks on Mars: Shape and High Spatial Resolution Mapping from Thermal IR Wavelengths Observations
THE NEW MARS UNDERGROUND II POSTER
planetary sciences | 14 december 2023
Sylvain Piqueux, David M. Kass, Armin Kleinboehl, ...
Over the last few decades, various physical properties of the Martian top surface layer (i.e., ~1 m or less) have been constrained from the analysis o...
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A Low-Cost Approach to Exploration of Mars as Described in the Mars Exploration Program Future Plan
CONCEPTS FOR FUTURE PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSIONS AND INSTRUMENTS III ORAL
planetary sciences | 13 december 2023
Michael Mischna, Marguerite Syvertson, Rebecca L. ...
The planned Mars Sample Return (MSR) program represents the implementation of the consensus highest-priority science goal for the Mars science communi...
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Why Are Mountaintops Cold? The Transition of Surface Lapse Rate on Dry Planets
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
28 november 2023
Bowen Fan, Malte Jansen, Michael Mischna, Edwin S....

Understanding surface temperature is important for habitability. Recent work on Mars has found that the dependence of surface temperature on elevat...

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Winds at the Mars 2020 Landing Site. 2. Wind Variability and Turbulence
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS
21 december 2022
Daniel Viudez-Moreiras, Manuel de la Torre Juarez,...

Wind speeds measured by the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater were fitted as a Weibull distribution. InSight wind data acquired in Elys...

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Localization of Methane Signals in Gale Crater
PROCESSES IN THE PRESENT-DAY ATMOSPHERE OF MARS II ORAL
planetary sciences | 14 december 2022
Michael Mischna, Jia-Zheng Li, Yangcheng Luo, Dani...
The episodic identification of methane signals by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Tunable Laser Spectrometer (TLS) within Gale crater, Mars, suggest...
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Winds at the Mars 2020 Landing Site: 1. Near‐Surface Wind Patterns at Jezero Crater
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS
09 december 2022
Daniel Viudez-Moreiras, Mark T. Lemmon, Claire E. ...

This is the first part of a two‐part paper. NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover measured winds on the Jezero crater floor close to the delta ...

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Thermal Forcing of the Nocturnal Near Surface Environment by Martian Water Ice Clouds
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: PLANETS
17 december 2021
Brittney Cooper, Manuel de la Torre Juarez, Michae...

We explore the potential role of clouds in moderating the nighttime temperature within Gale crater, as observed by the Rover Environmental Monitori...

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