Mars Pathfinder successfully landed in the Ares Vallis flood plain (19.3 N, 33.6 W) on July 4, 1997. The spacecraft carried a suite of instruments to record the structure of the atmosphere during the entry, descent, and landing as well as for monitoring meteorological phenomenon while on the surface. Collectively, these instruments are known as the ASI/MET experiment (Atmospheric Structure Investigation/Meteorology). In this paper we present preliminary results from the ASI/MET experiment. As of this writing, the spacecraft is healthy and continues to take daily meteorological measurements. We expect this will continue for almost one more earth year. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.


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    Title :

    Preliminary Results from the Mars Pathfinder ASI/MET Experiment


    Contributors:
    Haberle, R. M. (author) / Schofield, J. T. (author) / Crisp, D. (author) / Barnes, J. R. (author) / Magalhaes, J. A. (author) / Murphy, J. R. (author) / Seiff, A. (author) / Wilson, G. (author) / Larsen, S. (author) / Young, Richard E. (author)

    Conference:

    Mars Telescope Observations Workshop ; 1997 ; Tucson, AZ, United States


    Publication date :

    1997-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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