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Journal of EnvironmentalWaste Management and Recycling | Volume 2

Earth Science 2019

May 22-23, 2019 | Rome, Italy

EARTH SCIENCE,

RECYCLING & SPACE TECHNOLOGY

International Conference on

COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY OF MARTIAN IONOSPHERE

Noora A Alameri

, Muhammad M Shaikh

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Ilias M Fernini

Sharjah Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences, UAE

2Department of Applied Physics and Astronomy, University of Sharjah, UAE

he Martian ionosphere has been a substantial subject of research over the last 40 years, especially with

the framework of our knowledge of planetary atmospheres and ionospheres. However, by utilizing Radio

occultation (RO) measurements that can span and provide a full vertical profile of the ionosphere on Mars, a

comprehensive comparative study of Martian ionosphere can be constructed. In this work, author will present

the study of electron density profiles retrieved from several Radio occultation experiments, which has been

conducted using data from Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), Mars Express (MEXs) and MAVEN ROSE. Total Electron

Content (TEC) has been calculated numerically as well as the slab thickness for each profile. All the data has

been analyzed under di erent circumstances of latitude, altitude, time of observation and Martian seasons to

compare these results with the Earth’s ionosphere. The preliminary results showed scale height changes due

to the density variations marked by TEC dissimilarity and these di erences in scale height quantification are

expected to be related to the temperature divergence.

Noora A Alameri et al., J Environ Waste Management and Recycling 2019, Volume 2