Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a Helicopter
The era of helicopter-based surveys on Mars has already begun, creating opportunities for future aerial science investigations with a range of instruments. We argue that magnetometer-based studies can make use of aerial technology to answer some of the key questions regarding early Mars evolution. A...
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| author | Anna Mittelholz Lindsey Heagy Catherine L. Johnson Jonathan Bapst Jared Espley Abigail A. Fraeman Benoit Langlais Robert Lillis William Rapin |
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| description | The era of helicopter-based surveys on Mars has already begun, creating opportunities for future aerial science investigations with a range of instruments. We argue that magnetometer-based studies can make use of aerial technology to answer some of the key questions regarding early Mars evolution. As such, we discuss mission concepts for a helicopter equipped with a magnetometer on Mars, measurements it would provide, and survey designs that could be implemented. For a range of scenarios, we build magnetization models and test how well structures can be resolved using a range of different inversion approaches. With this work, we provide modeling ground work and recommendations to plan the future of aerial Mars exploration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dede46046590432ebf9ca066645649c32025-08-20T02:40:35ZengIOP PublishingThe Planetary Science Journal2632-33382023-01-014815510.3847/PSJ/ace9c1Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a HelicopterAnna Mittelholz0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-7334Lindsey Heagy1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1551-5926Catherine L. Johnson2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6084-0149Jonathan Bapst3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1176-7613Jared Espley4Abigail A. Fraeman5Benoit Langlais6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5207-304XRobert Lillis7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0578-517XWilliam Rapin8Harvard University , Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA ; amittelholz@fas.harvard.eduDepartment of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, CanadaDepartment of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, Canada; Planetary Science Institute , Tucson, AZ, USAJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, CA, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD, USAJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, CA, USANantes Université , Univ. Angers, Le Mans Université, CNRS, LPG UMR F-6112, Nantes, FranceSpace Sciences Laboratory, University of California , Berkeley, CA, USAIRAP , CNRS, Toulouse, FranceThe era of helicopter-based surveys on Mars has already begun, creating opportunities for future aerial science investigations with a range of instruments. We argue that magnetometer-based studies can make use of aerial technology to answer some of the key questions regarding early Mars evolution. As such, we discuss mission concepts for a helicopter equipped with a magnetometer on Mars, measurements it would provide, and survey designs that could be implemented. For a range of scenarios, we build magnetization models and test how well structures can be resolved using a range of different inversion approaches. With this work, we provide modeling ground work and recommendations to plan the future of aerial Mars exploration.https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace9c1MarsSolar system terrestrial planetsPlanetary magnetospheresPlanetary sciencePlanetary interiorPlanetary structure |
| spellingShingle | Anna Mittelholz Lindsey Heagy Catherine L. Johnson Jonathan Bapst Jared Espley Abigail A. Fraeman Benoit Langlais Robert Lillis William Rapin Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a Helicopter The Planetary Science Journal Mars Solar system terrestrial planets Planetary magnetospheres Planetary science Planetary interior Planetary structure |
| title | Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a Helicopter |
| title_full | Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a Helicopter |
| title_fullStr | Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a Helicopter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a Helicopter |
| title_short | Exploring Martian Magnetic Fields with a Helicopter |
| title_sort | exploring martian magnetic fields with a helicopter |
| topic | Mars Solar system terrestrial planets Planetary magnetospheres Planetary science Planetary interior Planetary structure |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ace9c1 |
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