Lander and rover histories of dust accumulation on and removal from solar arrays on Mars

Highlights Presents solar array dust factor evolution for 6 landed missions. Evaluates statistics of solar array output decline, typically 0.2%/Sol but ranging 0.05–2%/Sol. Determines statistics of cleaning events. Compares evolution with meteorological predictions at the different landing sites.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lorenz, R. D., Martínez, Germán M., Spiga, A., Vicente Retortillo, Álvaro, Newman, C. E., Murdoch, N., Forget, F., Millour, E., Pierron, T.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.INTA Repositorio Digital del Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.inta.es:20.500.12666/729
Acceso en línea:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032063321001768
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12666/729
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Solar power
Dust
Dust devils
Mars
Boundary layer meteorology
Descripción
Sumario:Highlights Presents solar array dust factor evolution for 6 landed missions. Evaluates statistics of solar array output decline, typically 0.2%/Sol but ranging 0.05–2%/Sol. Determines statistics of cleaning events. Compares evolution with meteorological predictions at the different landing sites.