SETI Institute Lecture - The Weather on Mars

SETI Institute Lecture - The Weather on Mars

12/03/2008 David Hinson, SETI Institute The Weather on Mars In this talk Dave Hinson will examine the weather on Mars using a combination of radio occultation data and wide-angle images obtained by Mars Global Surveyor during its final year of operation. These complementary observations provide a unique perspective on key atmospheric phenomena such as dust storms and winter weather systems (baroclinic eddies). This investigation is revealing the mechanisms through which eastward-traveling ...