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Post-Viking models for the structure of the summer atmosphere of Mars

A model for the Mars atmosphere up to 100 km altitude and between the 60 deg latitudes is presented. Seasonal variations are considered as induced by variations in surface temperature, using data supplied by the Viking lander and Mars 6 probe. The temperature profile is provided in 2 km intervals, noting a large temperature gradient in the first 2.5 km above the surface in wintertime. An average summer pressure is calculated at 7.3 mb with a variance of about 0.5. Viking spectrometer readings indicated a 0.995 mole fraction CO2 atmosphere with a mean molecular weight of 43.49. Gravitational acceleration is determined to vary from 3.73-3.19 m/sec sq in going from surface to 100 km, and atmospheric pressure is shown to vary by 5 orders of magnitude in the same interval. Finally, the thermal tides induced by the expansion and contraction cycle in the atmosphere near the surface are described.

Alvin Seiff | A. Seiff

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