Ions of Eight Metals from Comet Dust Detected in Mars Atmosphere
These eight graphs present data from the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer on NASA MAVEN orbiter identifying ions of different metals added to the Martian atmosphere shortly after comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring sped close to Mars.
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PIA18858
Date Created
November 7, 2014
Center
JPL
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