The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover’s Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer is collecting data at Jezero crater, characterizing the physical processes in the lowest layer of the Martian atmosphere. Here we present measurements from the instrument’s first 250 sols of operation, revealing a spatially and tempora...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Authors: Rodríguez Manfredi, J. A., Torre Juárez, M. de la, Sánchez Lavega, A., Hueso, R., Martínez, G., Lemmon, M. T., Newman, C. E., Munguira, A., Hieta, M., Tamppari, L. K., Espejo Meana, Servando Carlos, Zurita, S.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/155494
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155494
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01084-0
Access Level:Open access
id ES_dbc8b26e89b8916bdd0a0db131afc1e1
oai_identifier_str oai:idus.us.es:11441/155494
network_acronym_str ES
network_name_str España
repository_id_str
spelling The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on MarsRodríguez Manfredi, J. A.Torre Juárez, M. de laSánchez Lavega, A.Hueso, R.Martínez, G.Lemmon, M. T.Newman, C. E.Munguira, A.Hieta, M.Tamppari, L. K.Espejo Meana, Servando CarlosZurita, S.NASA’s Perseverance rover’s Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer is collecting data at Jezero crater, characterizing the physical processes in the lowest layer of the Martian atmosphere. Here we present measurements from the instrument’s first 250 sols of operation, revealing a spatially and temporally variable meteorology at Jezero. We find that temperature measurements at four heights capture the response of the atmospheric surface layer to multiple phenomena. We observe the transition from a stable night-time thermal inversion to a daytime, highly turbulent convective regime, with large vertical thermal gradients. Measurement of multiple daily optical depths suggests aerosol concentrations are higher in the morning than in the afternoon. Measured wind patterns are driven mainly by local topography, with a small contribution from regional winds. Daily and seasonal variability of relative humidity shows a complex hydrologic cycle. These observations suggest that changes in some local surface properties, such as surface albedo and thermal inertia, play an influential role. On a larger scale, surface pressure measurements show typical signatures of gravity waves and baroclinic eddies in a part of the seasonal cycle previously characterized as low wave activity. These observations, both combined and simultaneous, unveil the diversity of processes driving change on today’s Martian surface at Jezero crater.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad ESP2014-54256-C4-1-R (-2-R -3-R and -4-R)Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades SP2016-79612-C3-1-R (-2-R and -3-R)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación ESP2016-80320-C2-1-R, RTI2018-098728-B-C31 (-C32 and -C33), RTI2018-099825-B-C31, PID2019-109467GB-I00, PRE2020-092562Spanish State Research Agency MDM-2017-0737Gobierno Vasco IT1366-19European Research Council 818602National Aeronautics and Space Administration 80NM0018D0004Springer NatureElectrónica y ElectromagnetismoMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). EspañaMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). EspañaMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). EspañaSpanish State Research Agency (AEI)Gobierno VascoEuropean Research Council (ERC)National Aeronautics and Space Administration2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/155494https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01084-0reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésNature Geoscience, 16 (1), 19-28.ESP2014-54256-C4-1-R (-2-R -3-R and -4-R)SP2016-79612-C3-1-R (-2-R and -3-R)ESP2016-80320-C2-1-RRTI2018-098728-B-C31 (-C32 and -C33)RTI2018-099825-B-C31PID2019-109467GB-I00PRE2020-092562MDM-2017-0737IT1366-1981860280NM0018D0004https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01084-0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1554942026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
title The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
spellingShingle The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
Rodríguez Manfredi, J. A.
title_short The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
title_full The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
title_fullStr The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
title_full_unstemmed The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
title_sort The Diverse Meteorology of Jezero Crater over the First 250 Sols of Perseverance on Mars
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rodríguez Manfredi, J. A.
Torre Juárez, M. de la
Sánchez Lavega, A.
Hueso, R.
Martínez, G.
Lemmon, M. T.
Newman, C. E.
Munguira, A.
Hieta, M.
Tamppari, L. K.
Espejo Meana, Servando Carlos
Zurita, S.
author Rodríguez Manfredi, J. A.
author_facet Rodríguez Manfredi, J. A.
Torre Juárez, M. de la
Sánchez Lavega, A.
Hueso, R.
Martínez, G.
Lemmon, M. T.
Newman, C. E.
Munguira, A.
Hieta, M.
Tamppari, L. K.
Espejo Meana, Servando Carlos
Zurita, S.
author_role author
author2 Torre Juárez, M. de la
Sánchez Lavega, A.
Hueso, R.
Martínez, G.
Lemmon, M. T.
Newman, C. E.
Munguira, A.
Hieta, M.
Tamppari, L. K.
Espejo Meana, Servando Carlos
Zurita, S.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Electrónica y Electromagnetismo
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España
Spanish State Research Agency (AEI)
Gobierno Vasco
European Research Council (ERC)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
description NASA’s Perseverance rover’s Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer is collecting data at Jezero crater, characterizing the physical processes in the lowest layer of the Martian atmosphere. Here we present measurements from the instrument’s first 250 sols of operation, revealing a spatially and temporally variable meteorology at Jezero. We find that temperature measurements at four heights capture the response of the atmospheric surface layer to multiple phenomena. We observe the transition from a stable night-time thermal inversion to a daytime, highly turbulent convective regime, with large vertical thermal gradients. Measurement of multiple daily optical depths suggests aerosol concentrations are higher in the morning than in the afternoon. Measured wind patterns are driven mainly by local topography, with a small contribution from regional winds. Daily and seasonal variability of relative humidity shows a complex hydrologic cycle. These observations suggest that changes in some local surface properties, such as surface albedo and thermal inertia, play an influential role. On a larger scale, surface pressure measurements show typical signatures of gravity waves and baroclinic eddies in a part of the seasonal cycle previously characterized as low wave activity. These observations, both combined and simultaneous, unveil the diversity of processes driving change on today’s Martian surface at Jezero crater.
publishDate 2023
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2023
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155494
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01084-0
url https://hdl.handle.net/11441/155494
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01084-0
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv Inglés
language_invalid_str_mv Inglés
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Nature Geoscience, 16 (1), 19-28.
ESP2014-54256-C4-1-R (-2-R -3-R and -4-R)
SP2016-79612-C3-1-R (-2-R and -3-R)
ESP2016-80320-C2-1-R
RTI2018-098728-B-C31 (-C32 and -C33)
RTI2018-099825-B-C31
PID2019-109467GB-I00
PRE2020-092562
MDM-2017-0737
IT1366-19
818602
80NM0018D0004
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01084-0
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Springer Nature
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Springer Nature
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
instname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
instname_str Universidad de Sevilla (US)
reponame_str idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
collection idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
_version_ 1869421707755782144
score 15,812429

Similar Items