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An extremely high-altitude plume seen at Mars’ morning terminator

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  • A. Sánchez-Lavega

    (ETS Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
    Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA (CSIC), Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

  • A. García Muñoz

    (European Space Agency, ESTEC, 2201 AZ Noordwijk, The Netherlands)

  • E. García-Melendo

    (ETS Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
    Fundació Observatori Esteve Duran, Montseny 46, 08553 Seva (Barcelona), Spain)

  • S. Pérez-Hoyos

    (ETS Ingeniería, Universidad del País Vasco, Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
    Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA (CSIC), Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain)

  • J. M. Gómez-Forrellad

    (Fundació Observatori Esteve Duran, Montseny 46, 08553 Seva (Barcelona), Spain)

  • C. Pellier

    (Commission des Surfaces planétaires, Société Astronomique de France, 3, rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France)

  • M. Delcroix

    (Commission des Surfaces planétaires, Société Astronomique de France, 3, rue Beethoven, 75016 Paris, France)

  • M. A. López-Valverde

    (Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA (CSIC), Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
    Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomia, 3, 18008 Granada, Spain)

  • F. González-Galindo

    (Unidad Asociada Grupo Ciencias Planetarias UPV/EHU-IAA (CSIC), Alameda Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
    Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomia, 3, 18008 Granada, Spain)

  • W. Jaeschke

    (Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 200 Lawrence Drive)

  • D. Parker

    (Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 12911 Lerida Street)

  • J. Phillips

    (Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, Charleston, 570 Long Point Road STE 230, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464, USA)

  • D. Peach

    (British Astronomical Association, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0DU, UK)

Abstract

Examination of amateur observations of Mars shows atmospheric plumes 200 to 250 kilometres high that are observed in the morning but not in the evening over a period of more than a week; our current understanding of Martian atmospheric dynamics and plume formation cannot account for the creation of such enormous plumes.

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  • A. Sánchez-Lavega & A. García Muñoz & E. García-Melendo & S. Pérez-Hoyos & J. M. Gómez-Forrellad & C. Pellier & M. Delcroix & M. A. López-Valverde & F. González-Galindo & W. Jaeschke & D. Parker & J. , 2015. "An extremely high-altitude plume seen at Mars’ morning terminator," Nature, Nature, vol. 518(7540), pages 525-528, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:518:y:2015:i:7540:d:10.1038_nature14162
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14162
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