EGU23-10291, updated on 26 Feb 2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-10291
EGU General Assembly 2023
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The Observations of Deimos from the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS)

Nathan Smith1, Christopher Edwards1, Mikki Osterloo2, Philip Christensen3, Saadat Anwar3, Emily Pilinski4, Paul Wren3, Dale Noss3, Ken Rios3, Scott Dickenshied3, Hessa Al Matroushi5, Justin Deighan4, Jeffrey Parker6, and Omran Sharaf5
Nathan Smith et al.
  • 1Northern Arizona University, Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, Flagstaff, United States of America (nathan.smith@nau.edu)
  • 2Space Science Institute, Boulder, CO, USA
  • 3Mars Space Flight Facility, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
  • 4Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
  • 5Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, Dubai, UAE
  • 6Advanced Space, Westminster, CO, USA

We present the initial views of the surface of Mars’ outer moon Deimos as observed by the Emirates Mars InfraRed Spectrometer (EMIRS), a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer observing from 6-50 µm with a spectral sampling of up to 5 cm-1. The primary science goal of the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) is to study the variability in Mars’ atmosphere. As part of a coordinated campaign, the EMM spacecraft has adjusted its orbit into a resonance with Deimos, where it will periodically fly by the moon. Beginning the spring of 2023, EMIRS will collect numerous thermal infrared spectra of Deimos’ surface with a spatial resolution ranging from ~1-10 km. These observations will be the best-resolved infrared views of Deimos to date. Our planned observations achieve nearly complete global coverage of the surface, and span a range of local solar times, enabling investigations of both compositional and thermophysical properties. We will discuss these observations and initial findings. 

How to cite: Smith, N., Edwards, C., Osterloo, M., Christensen, P., Anwar, S., Pilinski, E., Wren, P., Noss, D., Rios, K., Dickenshied, S., Al Matroushi, H., Deighan, J., Parker, J., and Sharaf, O.: The Observations of Deimos from the Emirates Mars Infrared Spectrometer (EMIRS), EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-10291, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-10291, 2023.