An extremely high-altitude plume seen at Mars’ morning terminator

A. Sánchez-Lavega (), A. García Muñoz, E. García-Melendo, S. Pérez-Hoyos, J. M. Gómez-Forrellad, C. Pellier, M. Delcroix, M. A. López-Valverde, F. González-Galindo, W. Jaeschke, D. Parker, J. Phillips and D. Peach
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A. Sánchez-Lavega: ETS Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
A. García Muñoz: European Space Agency, ESTEC, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands
E. García-Melendo: ETS Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
S. Pérez-Hoyos: ETS Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
J. M. Gómez-Forrellad: Fundació Observatori Esteve Duran, Montseny 46, 08553 Seva (Barcelona), Spain
C. Pellier: Commission des Surfaces planétaires, Société Astronomique de France, 3, rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France
M. Delcroix: Commission des Surfaces planétaires, Société Astronomique de France, 3, rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France
M. A. López-Valverde: Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA (CSIC), Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
F. González-Galindo: Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA (CSIC), Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
W. Jaeschke: Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 200 Lawrence Drive
D. Parker: Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 12911 Lerida Street
J. Phillips: Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, Charleston, 570 Long Point Road STE 230, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, USA
D. Peach: British Astronomical Association, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0DU, UK

Nature, 2015, vol. 518, issue 7540, 525-528

Abstract: Examination of amateur observations of Mars shows atmospheric plumes 200 to 250 kilometres high that are observed in the morning but not in the evening over a period of more than a week; our current understanding of Martian atmospheric dynamics and plume formation cannot account for the creation of such enormous plumes.

Date: 2015
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