Mars Soil Temperature and Thermal Properties from InSight HP 3 Data
- Tilman Spohn
, - N Müller,
- J Knollenberg,
- M Grott,
- M P Golombek,
- A.-C Plesa,
- V T Bickel,
- P Morgan,
- C Krause,
- D Breuer,
- S E Smrekar,
- W B Banerdt
N Müller
Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center DLR
J Knollenberg
Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center DLR
M Grott
Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center DLR
M P Golombek
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
A.-C Plesa
Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center DLR
V T Bickel
Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern
P Morgan
Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado School of Mines
C Krause
MUSC Space Operations and Astronaut Training, German Aerospace Center DLR
D Breuer
Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center DLR
S E Smrekar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
W B Banerdt
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Abstract
• We measured the temperature and its diurnal and annual variations in the top 40cm of the Martian soil at the InSight landing site • The soil thermal diffusivity was calculated from the diurnal and seasonal surface and soil temperature variations • The soil temperature allows the formation of thin films of brine; their efflorescence may explain the formation of the observed duricrust05 Sep 2024Submitted to ESS Open Archive 05 Sep 2024Published in ESS Open Archive
