A glow in the Martian night throws light on atmospheric circulation
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 08:05
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- A faint, infrared glow above the winter poles of Mars is giving new insights into seasonal changes in the planet's atmospheric circulation. The tell-tale night emission was first detected in 2004 in observations made by the OMEGA imaging spectrometer on ESA's Mars Express orbiter.