Published 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

On the polarization properties of the Martian surface and its atmosphere

  • 1. Khar'kovskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ. (Ukrainian SSR). Astronomicheskaya Observatoriya

Description

Some physical characteristics of the Martian atmosphere aerosol particles are analyzed using the terrestrial-based polarimetric measurements. The theoretical spectra dependence of the negative polarization of light reflected by Martian surface was used. It is based on taking into account single and double Fresnel reflections of light by microfacets of soil particles and shadow effect. From estimations the average size of aerosol particles is about 0.5 μm which is close to the Viking data

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Original title (Russian)
О поляризационных свойствах поверхности и атмосферы Марса

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astron. Zh.
Journal Volume
59
Journal Issue
5
Series
Astron. Zh.
Journal Page Range
991-995
ISSN
0004-6299

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For English translation see the journal Soviet Astronomy - AJ (USA).