Initial results from the thermal and electrical conductivity probe (TECP) on Phoenix

By A. Zent, M. Hecht, D. Cobos, S. Wood, T. Hudson, S. Milkovich, L. Deflores, M. Mellon. 2010

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THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER (2011, background): “[59] Although not part of the MET, the Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe [Zent et al., 2009] has also carried out observations (coordinated with the LIDAR and the MET telltale) pertinent to the atmospheric PBL, most importantly humidity and surface‐atmosphere fluxes [Zent et al., 2010].”
The Modern Near-Surface Martian Climate: A Review of In-situ Meteorological Data from Viking to Curiosity (2017, methodology): “Since the coupling of the TECP needles with the regolith was insufficient (Zent et al. 2010), and the TECP needles are 15 mm in length, the measured temperature represents an integrated temperature over the top 15 mm of the subsurface rather than surface skin temperature of the regolith.”
Formation of recurring slope lineae by liquid brines on present‐day Mars (2012, unknown): “GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 39, L21202, doi:10.1029/2012GL054119, 2012 L21202 1 of 5 [Zent et al., 2010].”
Convective vortices and dust devils at the Phoenix Mars mission landing site (2010, background): “…Tamppari et al. [2008] and Tyler et al. [2008], as indicated by the thermocouples [Davy et al., 2010] and the Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe (TECP) onboard Phoenix [Zent et al., 2010] and agrees with the theory of convective vortices driven by temperature gradients [Renno et al., 1998].”