Abstract
AbstractWe report the response of the Martian upper atmosphere to a strong X‐class flare on 10 September 2017 as observed by the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) instrument aboard the Mars Atmosphere Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission. The solar flare peaked at 16:24 hr UT, and IUVS dayglow observations were taken about an hour after the flare peak. Retrieved temperatures from IUVS dayglow observations show a significant increase during the flare orbit, with a mean value of ∼270 K and a maximum value of ∼310 K. The retrieved temperatures during the flare orbit also show a strong latitudinal gradient, indicating that the flare‐induced heating is limited between low and middle latitudes. During this event IUVS observed an ∼70% increase in the observed brightness of CO ultraviolet doublet and CO Cameron band emission at 90 km, where high‐energy photons (< 10 nm) deposit most of their energy.
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