An overview of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) science mission

By R. Zurek, S. Smrekar. 2007

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The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) during MRO’s Primary Science Phase (PSP) (2010, background): “Contemporaneous, co-located observations taken by multiple MRO instruments are considered to be one of the highest scientific priorities of the mission (Zurek and Smrekar, 2007).”
Structure and dynamics of the Martian lower and middle atmosphere as observed by the Mars Climate Sounder: Seasonal variations in zonal mean temperature, dust, and water ice aerosols (2010, unknown): “[2] The Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) [McCleese et al., 2007] on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) [Zurek and Smrekar, 2007] has been observing the Martian atmosphere since September of 2006.”
Revised CRISM spectral parameters and summary products based on the currently detected mineral diversity on Mars (2014, methodology): “Thirty unique VSWIR spectral signatures indicate a wide range of primary and alteration minerals that have been detected in the analyses of data from the Observatoire pour la Mineralogie, l’Eau, les Glaces et l’Activité (OMEGA) [Bibring et al., 2004] instrument on board Mars Express and the Compact ”
Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season (2016, background): “The retrieved profiles generally extend from the surface to ∼80 km. MCS is on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) in a near-polar, Sun-synchronous orbit with a local mean solar time of 3 A.M./3 P.M. at the equator [Zurek and Smrekar, 2007].”
THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER (2011, background): “…et al., 1999, 2004; Tyler et al., 1992], but the basic principles are applicable to any other RO experiment, such as those on board the Viking orbiters [Michael et al., 1972], the Mars Express [Hinson et al., 2008; Spiga et al., 2010], or Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) [Zurek and Smrekar, 2007].”
Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars investigation and data set from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's primary science phase (2009, methodology): “The mission’s objectives, design, and implementation were summarized by Zurek and Smrekar [2007]. [3] In this paper we briefly review the specific objectives of the CRISM investigation during the PSP, the measurement strategies used to address them, and the key results.”
Mars Climate Sounder: An investigation of thermal and water vapor structure, dust and condensate distributions in the atmosphere, and energy balance of the polar regions (2007, methodology): “[52] The observation strategy employed by MCS performs (limited by intermittent off-nadir pointing by MRO in support of HiRISE, CRISM and CTX [ Zurek and Smrekar, 2007 ]) uninterrupted repetitive measurements over the life of the mission.”
Long-term monitoring of martian gully formation and evolution with MRO/HiRISE (2015, methodology): “The MRO spacecraft (Zurek and Smrekar, 2007) began science operations in mid-MY28, and this paper uses observations through early MY32.”
Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) (2007, background): “Much of the multispectral survey will be completed before MRO’s highest downlink rates [Zurek and Smrekar, 2007] so that newly discovered sites can be targeted with full resolution coverage.”