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In situ Mars ozone detectorWe propose sending a balloon-borne UV photometer sensor package to measure atmospheric ozone on Mars, and this package could be a Discovery Program sensor candidate. Past measurements of ozone on Mars are highly uncertain, perhaps a factor of 3 or so uncertain, due primarily to interference and masking by cloud and dust. In-situ balloon measurements would avoid these problems, and would provide 'ground truth' which remote sensing techniques cannot. We have explored this approach to measure ozone abundance in the terrestrial stratosphere with a balloon-borne UV absorption photometer. Atmospheric pressures and temperatures and ozone concentrations near the surface of Mars are similar to those in the terrestrial stratosphere.
Document ID
19940023389
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Lindner, Bernhard Lee (Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Weinstock, Elliot M. (Harvard Univ. Cambridge, MA., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
February 7, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Reanalysis of Mariner 9 UV Spectrometer Data for Ozone, Cloud, and Dust Abundances, and Their Interaction Over Climate Timescales
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
94N27892
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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