On Samples of Satellite Measurement Data for Constructing a Global Model of the Magnetic Field of Mars

Abstract

In this work, we explore the challenges associated with the formation of satellite measurement datasets for constructing models of Mars’ magnetic field. Several approaches to dataset construction have been proposed and implemented. Using the regional method of S-approximations, analytical approximations of the magnetic field have been developed, and analytical continuations of the field to a uniform selected altitude have been presented. Calculations were performed for an area of Mars that includes the landing sites of the InSight spacecraft and the Chinese rover Zhurong. The modeling was based on datasets derived from calibrated insitu.calibrated level 2 data of the MAVEN mission.