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Observations of a new stabilizing effect for polar water ice on Mars
Adrian J. Brown, Jonathan Bapst, Shane Byrne
Using the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), we map the temporal variability of water ice absorption bands over the near-polar ice mound in Louth crater,…
Thermally induced stresses in boulders on airless body surfaces, and implications for rock breakdown
Jamie L. Molaro, Shane Byrne, Jia-Liang Le
This work investigates the macroscopic thermomechanical behavior of lunar boulders by modeling their response to diurnal thermal forcing. Our results reveal a bimodal, spatiotempor…
Detection and Quantification of Volatiles at Mars using a multispectral LIDAR
Adrian J. Brown, Timothy Michaels, Lori Fenton +14
We present a concept for using a polarization sensitive multispectral lidar to map the seasonal distribution and exchange of volatiles among the reservoirs of the Martian surface a…
Martian north polar cap summer water cycle
Adrian J. Brown, Wendy M. Calvin, Patricio Becerra +1
A key outstanding question in Martian science is 'are the polar caps gaining or losing mass and what are the implications for past, current and future climate?' To address this que…
Widespread Excess Ice in Arcadia Planitia, Mars
Ali M. Bramson, Shane Byrne, Nathaniel E. Putzig +4
The distribution of subsurface water ice on Mars is a key constraint on past climate, while the volumetric concentration of buried ice (pore-filling versus excess) provides informa…
Grain-scale thermoelastic stresses and spatiotemporal temperature gradients on airless bodies, implications for rock breakdown
Jamie L. Molaro, Shane Byrne, Steve A. Langer
Thermomechanical processes such as fatigue and shock have been suggested to cause and contribute to rock breakdown on Earth, and on other planetary bodies, particularly airless bod…
Quantification of summertime water ice deposition on the Martian north polar ice cap
Adrian J. Brown, Wendy M. Calvin, Patricio Becerra +1
We use observations from the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) of the north polar cap during late summer for two Martian years, to monitor the complete s…
The science case for a modern, multi-wavelength, polarization-sensitive LIDAR in orbit around Mars
Adrian J. Brown, Timothy I. Michaels, Shane Byrne +5
We present the scientific case to build a multiple-wavelength, active, near-infrared (NIR) instrument to measure the reflected intensity and polarization characteristics of backsca…
Louth Crater: Evolution of a layered water ice mound
Adrian J. Brown, Shane Byrne, Livio L. Tornabene +1
We report on observations made of the ~36km diameter crater, Louth, in the north polar region of Mars (at 70°N, 103.2°E). High-resolution imagery from the instruments on the Mars R…