Diurnal variation of the surface temperature of Mars with the Emirates Mars Mission: a comparison with Curiosity and Perseverance rover measurements

Author:

Atri Dimitra1,Abdelmoneim Nour1,Dhuri Dattaraj B1,Simoni Mathilde1

Affiliation:

1. Center for Space Science, New York University Abu Dhabi , PO Box 129188, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abstract

ABSTRACT For the first time, the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS) instrument on board the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) ‘Hope’, is providing us with the temperature measurements of Mars at all local times covering most of the planet. As a result, it is now possible to compare surface temperature measurements made from orbit with those from the surface by rovers during the same time period. We use data of diurnal temperature variation from the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) suite on board the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) ‘Curiosity’ rover, and the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) suite on board the Mars 2020 ‘Perseverance’ rover, between June and August 2021 and compare them with EMIRS observations and estimates of the Mars Climate Database (MCD) model. We show that although the overall trend of temperature variation is in excellent agreement across missions, EMIRS measurements are systematically lower at night compared to Mars 2020. The lower spatial resolution of EMIRS compared to the rovers and consequently lower average thermal inertia of the observed regions in this particular case primarily contributed to this discrepancy, among other factors. We discuss the implications of these results in improving our understanding of the Martian climate which would lead to better modeling of local weather prediction, useful for future robotic and crewed missions.

Funder

New York University Abu Dhabi

Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Space and Planetary Science,Astronomy and Astrophysics

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