The Scientific Need for a Dedicated Interplanetary Dust Instrument at Mars

M Fries ,I L Ten Kate,J S New,Apostolos Christou ,Aaron S Burton ,J W Ashley ,C Engrand,William J Cooke ,L W Beegle ,M V Sykes ,G J Flynn ,Z Gainsforth,R Bhartia,J Duprat,A L Butterworth,M A Sephton ,Kenton Fisher ,L C Welzenbach ,Diego Janches ,J F Rojas ,E Dartois,J M C Plane ,Lee Graham ,P A Bland ,Matteo Crismani ,M J Genge ,P G Conrad ,A Steele,M Horányi ,M E Zolensky

doi:10.3847/25c2cfeb.824a8f73

Abstract

The Scientific Need for a Dedicated Interplanetary Dust Instrument at Mars

Highlights

The Science of Dust Measurements Interplanetary dust imposes a variety of scientifically important effects on planetary bodies
Interplanetary dust has long been considered an important constituent of Solar System materials as evidenced by the large number of spaceflight instruments dedicated to their analysis, covering the environments of the Earth and Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, small bodies and interplanetary space
Dust infall occurs from two major sources: sporadic infall and meteor showers

Summary

The Scientific Need for a Dedicated Interplanetary Dust Instrument at Mars

M.1, Ashley, J.2, Beegle, L.2, Bhartia, R., Bland, P.3, Burton, A.1, Butterworth, A.L.4, Cooke, W.5, Conrad, P.6, Christou, A.7, Crismani, M.8, Engrand, C.9, Dartois, E.10, Duprat J.11, Flynn, G.12, Fisher, K.1, Gainsforth, Z.4, Genge, M.13, Graham, L.1, Horanyi, M.14, Janches, D.15, ten Kate, I.L.16, New, J.S.4, Plane, J.17, Rojas, J.9, Sephton, M.13, Steele, A.6, Sykes, M.18, Welzenbach, L.19, Zolensky, M.1. 35812 6Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute for Science, Washington DC 20015 7Armagh Observatory, Armagh BT61 9DG, U.K. 8NPP/USRA, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Planetary Systems Laboratory, Code. 693, Greenbelt, MD, USA 9Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, IJCLab, Bâtiment 104, 91 405 Orsay Campus, FR. Signatories: Devanshu, J., MVJ College of Engineering,Whitefield,Bangalore, India

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