IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116253
Sana Ahmed, Vikas Soni
{"title":"Modeling the plasma composition of 67P/C-G at different heliocentric distances","authors":"Sana Ahmed, Vikas Soni","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116253","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116253","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The <em>Rosetta</em> spacecraft accompanied the comet 67P/C-G for nearly 2 years, collecting valuable data on the neutral and ion composition of the coma. The Rosetta Plasma Consortium (RPC) provided continuous measurements of the in situ plasma density while ROSINA-COPS monitored the neutral composition. In this work, we aim to estimate the composition of the cometary ionosphere at different heliocentric distances of the comet. Läuter et al. (2020) derived the temporal evolution of the volatile sublimation rates for 50 separated time intervals on the orbit of 67P/C-G using the COPS and DFMS data. We use these sublimation rates as inputs in a multifluid chemical-hydrodynamical model for 36 of the time intervals for heliocentric distances <span><math><mrow><mo><</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></math></span> au. We compare the total ion densities obtained from our models with the local plasma density measured by the RPC instruments. We find that at the location of the spacecraft, our modeled ion densities match with the in situ measured plasma density within factors of <span><math><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></math></span> for many of the time intervals. We obtain the cometocentric distance variation of the ions H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup> and H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> and the ion groups created respectively by the ionization and protonation of neutral species. We see that H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> is dominant at the spacecraft location for nearly all the time intervals while ions created due to protonation are dominant at low cometocentric distances for the intervals near perihelion. We also discuss our ion densities in the context of their detection by DFMS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"422 ","pages":"Article 116253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-03DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116243
Qinting Jiang , Shun-ichiro Karato , Amit Datye , Shize Yang , Varvara Foteinou , Detlef Rogalla , Udo D. Schwarz
{"title":"Weakening of olivine by hydrogen implantation: Results of nano-indentation tests and some applications to planetary materials","authors":"Qinting Jiang , Shun-ichiro Karato , Amit Datye , Shize Yang , Varvara Foteinou , Detlef Rogalla , Udo D. Schwarz","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116243","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116243","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sticking of the dust grains is a critical step in planet formation. To investigate the solar wind effect on the dust mechanical properties, we conducted hydrogen implantation experiments (using beam energies of 10 keV, 20 keV and 50 keV) on olivine single crystals and determined the elastic modulus and the hardness as a function of depth by nano-indentation tests. The near surface regions of the samples (to ∼600 nm) show a substantial decrease in both hardness (up to ∼85%) and modulus (up to ∼74%), indicating a large degree of mechanical weakening. The depth extent of the weakened region increases with implantation energy while the degree of weakening decreases with implantation energy. TEM (transmission electron microscopy) observations of the samples show that the depth where damaged region occurs increases with the implantation energy used. The results are interpreted based on the physics of ion-solid interaction during implantation. According to our results, we expect that olivine-like dust exposed to solar wind would display a similar mechanical weakening in the surface (∼ 74% reduction in elastic modulus, ∼ 85% reduction in hardness). Mechanical weakening by solar wind implantation would enhance the sticking of the dust in the disk if dust have been effectively exposed to the solar wind. The present results are also applied to interpret observations of some planetary materials.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"421 ","pages":"Article 116243"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The viscosity of Venus’ mantle inferred from its rotational state","authors":"Yann Musseau , Gabriel Tobie , Caroline Dumoulin , Cédric Gillmann , Alexandre Revol , Emeline Bolmont","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116245","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116245","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Venus’ retrograde rotation is the slowest of all planetary objects in the solar system. It is commonly admitted that such a rotation state results from the balance between the torques created by solid and atmospheric tides (Dobrovolskis and Ingersol, 1980; Correia and Laskar, 2001; Correia and Laskar, 2003a; Revol et al. 2023). The internal viscous friction associated with gravitational tides drives the planet into synchronization (i.e. deceleration to a tidally locked rotation) while the bulge due to atmospheric thermal tides tends to accelerate the planet out of this synchronization (Correia and Laskar, 2001; Leconte et al., 2015). The purpose of this work is first to provide an estimate of the viscosity of Venus’ mantle explaining the current balance with atmospheric forcing. A second goal is to quantify the impact of the internal structure and its past evolution on the rotation history of Venus.</p><p>Using atmospheric pressure simulations, we first provide an estimate of the atmospheric thermal torque value contrasting with previous estimates (Leconte et al., 2015). Computing the viscoelastic response of the interior to gravitational tides and to atmospheric loading (Dumoulin et al., 2017; Kervazo et al., 2021), we show that the current viscosity of Venus’ lower mantle must range between 2 × 10<sup>20</sup> Pa s and 6 × 10<sup>21</sup> Pa s to explain a rotation in equilibrium. We then investigate the possible past evolution of Venus’ rotation by considering simple viscosity and thermal evolution paths. We show that in absence of additional dissipation processes, viscous friction cannot slow down Venus’ rotation to its current state from an initial rotation period shorter than 1 day.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"422 ","pages":"Article 116245"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142012886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-03DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116244
Claudia Camila Szczech , Jürgen Oberst , Alexander Stark , Hauke Hussmann , Frank Preusker
{"title":"Impact structures on Mercury from MESSENGER data: Implications on their formation processes and crustal structure","authors":"Claudia Camila Szczech , Jürgen Oberst , Alexander Stark , Hauke Hussmann , Frank Preusker","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116244","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116244","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study high-resolution stereo images and Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) from MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, Geochemistry and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission were utilized to detect impact structures in regions not covered by Mercury’s Laser Altimeter (MLA), while gravitational data was utilized as a supported data set. We have established an inventory of 314 impact structures <span><math><mrow><mo>≥</mo><mspace></mspace></mrow></math></span>150 km, classified on their morphological and gravitational characteristics. 24 basins <span><math><mrow><mo>≥</mo><mspace></mspace></mrow></math></span>300 km have been newly discovered. Additionally, we have identified significant surface modifications in impact structures of smooth material infill, which can be either impact-induced or volcanic in origin. The Bouguer anomaly and crustal thinning in the center are displaying an interplay of predominant change of crustal structure in impact basins. Further, this study reveals a common impact history of Mercury and the Moon. Nevertheless, cumulative density distributions suggest the possibility of either a divergence in impactor populations responsible for forming large basins on both celestial bodies or a significant shift in impactor rates. This work holds important implications not only for understanding impact structure formation and evolution processes but also for interpreting the crustal structure. It presents an updated and expanded catalog of impact structures on Mercury, encompassing buried basins, and identifies new areas of interest, potentially serving as target sites for the forthcoming BepiColombo mission.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"422 ","pages":"Article 116244"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001910352400304X/pdfft?md5=1dbfff4970d496595ccc20fde0417996&pid=1-s2.0-S001910352400304X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142006534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-03DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116238
J.O. Edgar , J.A. Gould , K. Badreshany , S.P. Graham , J. Telling
{"title":"Mineral abrasion experiments at Mars relevant temperatures","authors":"J.O. Edgar , J.A. Gould , K. Badreshany , S.P. Graham , J. Telling","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116238","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116238","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aeolian transport of sand generates fine material through abrasion. On Mars this process occurs at lower temperatures than on Earth, however, there is minimal data on the effects of temperature on aeolian abrasion rates. Here, results are reported of laboratory experiments where a suite of single-phase, Mars relevant minerals (feldspar, olivine, pyroxene, quartz and opal) were exposed to conditions simulating aeolian abrasion at temperatures common to the Martian surface (193 to 293 K). Our results suggest that mineral specific differences in solid phase parameters result in non-similar changes in abrasion rates with temperature. We propose this will ultimately exert a control on the composition and reactivity of the Martian surface.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"422 ","pages":"Article 116238"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103524002987/pdfft?md5=db64fdec9ae5a89389982992dec21972&pid=1-s2.0-S0019103524002987-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141964524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-03DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116248
M.T. Lemmon , C.L. Campbell , C.A. Wolfe , D. Viúdez-Moreiras , R.D. Lorenz , J.N. Maki , J. Moores , A. Spiga , D. Banfield
{"title":"Results from the InSight atmospheric imaging campaign","authors":"M.T. Lemmon , C.L. Campbell , C.A. Wolfe , D. Viúdez-Moreiras , R.D. Lorenz , J.N. Maki , J. Moores , A. Spiga , D. Banfield","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116248","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116248","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>NASA's InSight lander monitored the Martian atmosphere while conducting its primarily geophysical investigation. Atmospheric imaging was used to study dust and ice at the site for over two Mars years in 2018–2022. An optical depth record, including dust and ice, was derived from systematic sky imaging in the mornings (for the first part of the mission) and evenings. Optical depths ranged from 0.5 to 1.9 but were typically under 1. Dust storms were seen at expected times in late northern autumn and early winter, including one shortly after landing, along with one late summer storm in January 2022. The optical depth record closely matched that of Curiosity, 600 km to the south, except for the expected additional water ice content during the aphelion cloud belt (ACB, spring to early summer). In addition to ice hazes, the ACB included discrete clouds, whose motion was tracked to show northeasterly to southeasterly daytime winds. While InSight recorded many meteorological vortices, no dust devils were seen, requiring that dust-devil occurrence was <10<sup>−3</sup> times as common as during Spirit rover dust devil seasons.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"421 ","pages":"Article 116248"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-03DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116246
Piotr Rzymski , Anna Losiak , Jacob Heinz , Marta Szukalska , Ewa Florek , Barbara Poniedziałek , Łukasz Kaczmarek , Dirk Schulze-Makuch
{"title":"Perchlorates on Mars: Occurrence and implications for putative life on the Red Planet","authors":"Piotr Rzymski , Anna Losiak , Jacob Heinz , Marta Szukalska , Ewa Florek , Barbara Poniedziałek , Łukasz Kaczmarek , Dirk Schulze-Makuch","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116246","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116246","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The discovery of perchlorate in martian regolith, ubiquitously distributed at levels far exceeding those noted on Earth, raises challenges for <em>in situ</em> resource utilization and life-supporting systems. However, this challenge can be overcome by organisms with extreme tolerance to various stressors, characterization of the mechanisms supporting such features, and their subsequent employment in biological systems using genetic engineering and synthetic biology. Using such organisms could be an excellent complement to the physical and chemical technologies of perchlorate removal. Here, we review the research devoted to perchlorates on Mars, their types, spatial variability, age, and production mechanisms. We also characterize the perchlorate toxicity and the organisms (photosynthetic and chemoautotrophic bacteria as well as heterotrophic microorganisms and microinvertebrates) evidenced to withstand exposure to high perchlorate concentrations. The mechanisms behind this tolerance are also discussed in the context of future research prospects and their use in Mars exploration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"421 ","pages":"Article 116246"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103524003063/pdfft?md5=6a0fdd4469086769d7420affa83f1d2f&pid=1-s2.0-S0019103524003063-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116239
P. Senthil Kumar , Abhisek Mishra , Vivek Krishnan , Netra S. Pillai , Sumit Pathak , Sriram S. Bhiravarasu , Shyama Narendranath , K. Jaya Prasanna Lakshmi , Satadru Bhattacharya
{"title":"Crustal origin for olivine in the lunar Shioli crater ejecta boulders: Insights from the geological setting of Theophilus crater and Nectaris basin","authors":"P. Senthil Kumar , Abhisek Mishra , Vivek Krishnan , Netra S. Pillai , Sumit Pathak , Sriram S. Bhiravarasu , Shyama Narendranath , K. Jaya Prasanna Lakshmi , Satadru Bhattacharya","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116239","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116239","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>On the Moon, impact craters and basins expose a wide range of crustal and mantle rocks that provide excellent opportunity for sampling them, understanding their origins and reconstructing spatial and temporal evolution of lunar interior. The previous studies detected olivine-bearing mantle rocks in and around large impact craters and basins. The Japanese SLIM mission landed on the ejecta of a ∼ 280-m-diameter Shioli crater that was emplaced on the ejecta blanket of ∼ 103-km-diameter Theophilus crater, for characterizing potential mantle-derived olivine in the Shioli crater ejecta boulders. To test this hypothesis, we studied the geological setting of Shioli crater, host Theophilus crater and Nectaris multi-ring basin using the orbiter data from Chandrayaan-1 and 2, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and Kaguya missions and the earth-based Arecibo radar observation. The asymmetrically distributed secondary craters and impact melt ponds around Theophilus crater suggests that a northeast-directed oblique impact produced this crater. Composition of Theophilus crater and surrounding region indicates that the crater excavated a heterogeneous target composed of a thin layer of high-Al olivine basalt (Mare Nectaris) underlain by anorthositic highland rocks possibly intruded by Mg-suite plutons; layers of Cyrillus crater ejecta blanket and Nectaris basin materials (both ejecta and impact melt sheets) were also present beneath the mare basalt flows. Hence, the Theophilus ejecta blanket is a mixture of all these materials. Our dating of Theophilus crater suggests that it is a ∼ 2 Ga Eratosthenian crater. Shioli is a fresh simple crater that was formed at ∼ 1 Ma on the uprange ejecta blanket of Theophilus, where the Arecibo radar data indicated the presence of abundant buried Theophilus ejecta boulders. An ESE-directed hypervelocity oblique impact event produced the elongated Shioli crater and its asymmetrically distributed bright ejecta. Shioli is a primary impact crater indicating the role of impact spallation processes associated with this hyper-velocity impact in producing thousands of ejecta (or spall) boulders around Shioli crater, displaying their asymmetric dispersal pattern and spatial variation of boulder sizes and shapes. The larger and elongated boulders are concentrated near the crater rim, while their size and axial ratio gradually decreases outward from the crater rim. The SLIM mission landed on a thin downrange ejecta of Shioli crater, where fewer large-size boulders are present. Our compositional study suggests that the Shioli ejecta boulders are composed of olivine basalt (Mare Nectaris) mixed with highland anorthositic fragments, including the reworked Cyrillus ejecta and Nectaris basin materials. The Shioli ejecta boulders were produced by complex impact fragmentation of already existing, buried Theophilus ejecta boulders. The regional crustal structure of Nectaris basin and its petrological composition suggest that both Nectaris basin","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"421 ","pages":"Article 116239"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116240
S.J. Boazman , D. Heather , M. Hutton , M. Schwinning , A. Frigeri , N. Schmitz , S. Besse , M. Formisano , C. De Sanctis , C. Gscheidle , C. Orgel , P. Reiss , E. Sefton-Nash , T. Warren , PROSPECT Science Team and Industrial Consortium
{"title":"Characterization of sites of scientific interest for ESA's PROSPECT instrument","authors":"S.J. Boazman , D. Heather , M. Hutton , M. Schwinning , A. Frigeri , N. Schmitz , S. Besse , M. Formisano , C. De Sanctis , C. Gscheidle , C. Orgel , P. Reiss , E. Sefton-Nash , T. Warren , PROSPECT Science Team and Industrial Consortium","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116240","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116240","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Many upcoming lunar missions and payloads are targeting the south pole of the Moon, due to the volatiles potentially harboured in this region including ESA's PROSPECT instrument. PROSPECT is designed to sample the lunar regolith within the first meter of the surface and to analyse any volatiles found. Remote sensing methods and a range of datasets including thermal models, illumination models, LRO NAC images, LOLA DEMs and LRO NAC DEMs generated with shape-from-shading, were used to identify suitable areas for PROSPECT science within the south polar region (84–90°S). Sites identified were down selected using a science matrix and scoring sites of interest based on if and how well the point of interest met the science requirements of PROSPECT. The highest scoring sites are presented and proposed to be ideal candidate landing sites for missions targeting the lunar south polar region, especially for missions that are interested in sampling volatiles, micro cold traps and Permanently Shaded Regions (PSRs). Understanding and sampling these colder areas within the south polar region will advance the understanding of volatiles within the lunar surface and volatile transfer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"421 ","pages":"Article 116240"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IcarusPub Date : 2024-08-02DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116242
Hannu Savijärvi , Jouni Polkko , Maria Hieta , German Martinez , Maria-Paz Zorzano , Leslie Tamppari , Joonas Leino , Mark Paton , Ari-Matti Harri
{"title":"Wintertime column modeling in Jezero crater, Mars: Period of near-fog and a dust event","authors":"Hannu Savijärvi , Jouni Polkko , Maria Hieta , German Martinez , Maria-Paz Zorzano , Leslie Tamppari , Joonas Leino , Mark Paton , Ari-Matti Harri","doi":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116242","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116242","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The diurnal water cycle was studied at a Jezero crater base site using M2020 observations and adsorptive column modeling in a cool midwinter period just before a dust peak and at the peak. During low-dust sols 566–571 the observed air relative humidity (RH) at 1.45 m height was high, 40–90% near dawn. For the typical nocturnal wind speed of 2 m/s at 1.45 m and column water of 9.7 μm, the model's diurnal air temperatures and RH were within observations. For weaker winds model-RH increased as in some of the observed sols. In a nearly calm experiment fog formed from 1.45 m upward. Ground frost appeared independently of wind, but only if adsorption was disabled. The dust peak at around sol 577 was also well simulated with the same wind and absolute humidity as before the event, but relative humidities dropped dramatically due to the dust-enhanced higher nocturnal temperatures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13199,"journal":{"name":"Icarus","volume":"421 ","pages":"Article 116242"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}