Effect of Atmospheric Dust on Interannual Variability in the Martian
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Mars Observer Camera (MOC) observations from Mars Global surveyor (MGS) revealed that the Residual South Polar Cap (RSPC) consists of several units that show evidence of deposition and erosion with characteristic times on the order of ~ 100 years [1]. These authors suggested that significant changes observed in the RSPC between MY 9, when Mariner 9 observed the cap,, and MY 12, observed by Viking, represent deposition of a new CO2 layer following erosion of a previous layer(s) by unidentified processes (Figure 1).
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تاریخ انتشار 2008