Atmospheric Variation And Distribution Of Martian Meteoric Mg+ From
Maven/Iuvs
M. M. J. Crismani1, R. M. Tyo1, N. M. Schneider2, J. M. C. Plane3, W. Feng3,4, J.D. Carrillo-Sanchez5,6, G.
L. Villanueva5, S. Jain2, J. Deighan2
1
California State University, San Bernardino, Department Of Physics, Ca Usa (Matteo.Crismani@Csusb.Edu)
2
Laboratory For Atmospheric And Space Physics, Boulder, Co Usa 3school Of Chemistry, University Of Leeds,
Leeds, Uk 4national Centre For Atmospheric Science, University Of Leeds, Leeds, Uk 5nasa Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md, Usa 6catholic University Of America, Department Of Physics, Washington Dc,
Usa

Introduction:
Since The Discovery Of Atmospheric Mg+ At Mars
In 2015 By The Mars Atmosphere And Volatile Evolution (Maven) Mission, There Have Been Almost Continuous Observations Of This Meteoric Ion Layer In A
Variety Of Seasons, Local Times, And Latitudes. Here We
Present The Most Comprehensive Set Of Observations
Of The Persistent Metal Ion Layer At Mars, Constructing
The First Grand Composite Maps Of A Metallic Ion Species. These Maps Demonstrate That Mg+ Appears In
Almost All Conditions When Illuminated, With Peak