Planets and Moons
ID: 13485
MAVEN is the first spacecraft specifically designed to study the Mars upper atmosphere, in order to better understand the evolution of its climate. Now, scientists have analyzed several years of data from MAVEN’s NGIMS instrument and produced the first map of wind currents in the Martian thermosphere (a layer of the upper atmosphere). This map led to an unexpected and surprising discovery – disturbances in high-altitude wind currents on Mars are caused by terrain features such as mountains and valleys on the planet’s surface.
Mars Wind Currents Reveal a Surprising Feature
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Dan Gallagher (USRA): Producer
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Data Visualizer
Jonathan North (USRA): Lead Animator
Ernie Wright (USRA): Visualizer
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Visualizer
Michael Lentz (USRA): Animator
Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator
Chris Smith (USRA): Animator
John Blackwell (LPI): Animator
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Narrator
Michael Lentz (USRA): Art Director
Mehdi Benna (UMBC): Lead Scientist
Kali Roeten (University of Michigan): Scientist
Paul Mahaffy (NASA/GSFC): Support
Bruce Jakosky (LASP): Principal Investigator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Data Visualizer
Jonathan North (USRA): Lead Animator
Ernie Wright (USRA): Visualizer
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Visualizer
Michael Lentz (USRA): Animator
Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Animator
Chris Smith (USRA): Animator
John Blackwell (LPI): Animator
Dan Gallagher (USRA): Narrator
Michael Lentz (USRA): Art Director
Mehdi Benna (UMBC): Lead Scientist
Kali Roeten (University of Michigan): Scientist
Paul Mahaffy (NASA/GSFC): Support
Bruce Jakosky (LASP): Principal Investigator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
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Mission:
MAVEN: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN
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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Mars
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Pressure >> Gravity Wave
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Land Surface >> Topography >> Terrain Elevation
GCMD >> Location >> Thermosphere
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> MAVEN
SVS >> Solar System >> Planets >> Mars >> Topography
SVS >> Wind Patterns
SVS >> Solar System >> Planets >> Mars >> Atmosphere
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13485
Mission:
MAVEN: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Mars
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Atmospheric Pressure >> Gravity Wave
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Land Surface >> Topography >> Terrain Elevation
GCMD >> Location >> Thermosphere
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> MAVEN
SVS >> Solar System >> Planets >> Mars >> Topography
SVS >> Wind Patterns
SVS >> Solar System >> Planets >> Mars >> Atmosphere
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
