Seasonal, Solar Zenith Angle, and Solar Flux Variations of O${}^{+}$ in the Topside Ionosphere of Mars

Zachary Girazian, Paul Mahaffy, Yuni Lee +1

Using observations from MAVEN's Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS), we characterize the seasonal, solar zenith angle (SZA), and solar flux dependent variations of the O$…