![SOFIA/GREAT [O I] spectrum at 4.7 THz (63 μm) superimposed on a picture of Mars.](/data/SOFIA/docs/sites/default/files/MarsGREAT.jpg "SOFIA/GREAT [O I] spectrum at 4.7 THz (63 μm) superimposed on a picture of Mars.")
SOFIA/GREAT Detection of Atomic Oxygen in the Martian Atmosphere
Date
SOFIA/GREAT [O I] spectrum at 4.7 THz (63 μm) superimposed on a picture of Mars. Absorption line depth is approximately 10% of the continuum. The abundance of atomic oxygen computed from the data is less than expected from the Forget et al. 1999 global circulation & photochemical model.
Credit
SOFIA/GREAT spectrum: NASA/DLR/USRA/DSI/MPIfR/GREAT Consortium/MPIfS/Rezac et al. 2015; Mars image: NASA
Image Number
SCI2016_0001
Additional Information
SOFIA/GREAT Detection of Atomic Oxygen in the Martian Atmosphere
Principal Investigator
Rolf Güsten
Instrument
GREAT
Location
United States
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