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第 246回 大気海洋物理学・気候力学セミナー のおしらせ

日　時： 9月 12日(木) 午前 09:30
場　所： 環境科学院 D棟2階 D201号室

発表者： Prof. Kevin Hamilton (IPRC, Univ. of Hawaii)
題名：Martian Meteorology From Surface Observations Including From the 2012 Mars Curiosity Rover

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Martian Meteorology From Surface Observations Including From the 2012 Mars Curiosity Rover
\\(Kevin Hamilton）発表要旨 :
 
The NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity is a pickup-truck-sized rover
that landed on the surface of Mars on August 6, 2012, after a remarkable
landing procedure
(http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/video/index.cfm?id=979) .
Curiosity is providing an unprecedented in situ observational capability
at the Martian surface. While much of the limelight is on the geological
explorations, Curiosity is also notable as the 5th “weather station”
deployed to the Martian surface, starting with the NASA Viking mission
in 1976. Taking advantage of enhanced interest in Mars following this
amazing NASA mission, I will present a brief review of the history of
Mars atmospheric exploration with a focus on the in situ observations
from the previous lander missions, and describe how observations have
been explained in terms of theories and models of the Martian dynamical
meteorology. A particular focus will be on understanding the remarkable
diurnal variations in surface pressure observed on Mars.

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