Composition And Size Of Martian Aerosols As Seen By Nomadso During My34 & 35.
AuréLien Stolzenbach, Instituo De Astrofı́Sica De Andalucia, Granada, Spain (Astolzenba@Iaa.Es), Miguel-Angel
LóPez Valverde, Adrian Brines, Ashimananda Modak, Bern Funke, Francisco GonzáLez-Galindo, Instituo De
Astrofı́Sica De Andalucia, Granada, Spain, Ian Thomas, Belgian Royal Institute For Space Aeronomy, Brussels,
Belgium, Giuliano Liuzzi, Geronimo Villanueva, Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center, Usa, Mikhail Luginin,
Space Research Institute (Iki), Moscow, Russia, Shohei Aoki, University Of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan.

Introduction
Climates On All Planets Are Heavily Influenced By Aerosols
In Their Atmospheres. Their Nature, Size’S Distribution
And Content Affect The Energy Budget, Hence The Atmospheric Dynamic Of The Planet. On Mars, We Know That
Three Types Of Aerosol Exist. Dust, Water Ice And Carbon
Dioxide Ice. Dust Mainly Affects The Thermal Structure
Of The Martian Atmosphere Through Radiative Heating [1].
Water Ice Has A Broader Effect Since It Impacts The Thermal Structure, As For Dust, Through Modifying The Radiative Equilibrium [2] But Also The Martian Water Cycle [3].
Carbon Dioxide Ice Condensation Occurs Mainly Close To
The Poles During Winter Or At High Altitudes [4]. Water
And Carbon Dioxide Ice Also Influence Dust Content And
Size Distribution Through Their Condensation Onto Smaller
Dust Particles Acting As Condensation Nuclei [5].