The emirates Mars ultraviolet spectrometer (EMUS) for the EMM mission

GM Holsclaw, J Deighan, H Almatroushi… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) Hope probe was launched on 20 July 2020 at
01: 58 GST (Gulf Standard Time) and entered orbit around Mars on 9 Feb 2021 at 19: 42 …

The MAVEN EUVM model of solar spectral irradiance variability at Mars: Algorithms and results

EMB Thiemann, PC Chamberlin… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation is a primary energy input to the Mars atmosphere,
causing ionization and driving photochemical processes above approximately 100 km …

Thermal structure of the Martian upper atmosphere from MAVEN NGIMS

SW Stone, RV Yelle, M Benna… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS) aboard the NASA Mars
Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission measures the structure and variability …

Discovery of diffuse aurora on Mars

NM Schneider, JI Deighan, SK Jain, A Stiepen… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Planetary auroras reveal the complex interplay between an atmosphere and the
surrounding plasma environment. We report the discovery of low-altitude, diffuse auroras …

Discovery of a proton aurora at Mars

J Deighan, SK Jain, MS Chaffin, X Fang, JS Halekas… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Proton aurorae are a distinct class of auroral phenomena caused by energetic protons
precipitating into a planetary atmosphere. The defining observational signature is atomic …

The structure and variability of Mars upper atmosphere as seen in MAVEN/IUVS dayglow observations

SK Jain, AIF Stewart, NM Schneider… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We report a comprehensive study of Mars dayglow observations focusing on upper
atmospheric structure and seasonal variability. We analyzed 744 vertical brightness profiles …

Investigations of the Mars upper atmosphere with ExoMars trace gas orbiter

MA López-Valverde, JC Gerard… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
The Martian mesosphere and thermosphere, the region above about 60 km, is not the
primary target of the ExoMars 2016 mission but its Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) can explore it …

Detection of a persistent meteoric metal layer in the Martian atmosphere

MMJ Crismani, NM Schneider, JMC Plane… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Interplanetary dust particles sporadically enter planetary atmospheres at orbital velocities
and ablate as collisions occur with ambient gases to produce a persistent layer of metallic …

Thermal structure of Mars' middle and upper atmospheres: Understanding the impacts of dynamics and solar forcing

SK Jain, E Soto, JS Evans, J Deighan, NM Schneider… - Icarus, 2023 - Elsevier
We report six years of observations of dayside temperatures of the middle and upper
atmospheres of Mars made by the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument aboard the …

New observations of molecular nitrogen in the Martian upper atmosphere by IUVS on MAVEN

MH Stevens, JS Evans, NM Schneider… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We identify molecular nitrogen (N2) emissions in the Martian upper atmosphere using the
Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) on NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile …