Martian Atmospheric Data from Landers and Rovers

Click on the individual Lander or Rover link below to learn what atmosphere-related data are available from that mission














VIKING LANDER 1
(July 20, 1976 – Nov 13, 1982) [2245 sols]











Lander Atmospheric Entry Profile (Density, pressure, temperature versus altitude) [NOY YET IN PDS!!]

Hourly-averaged Surface meteorology data (pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction), sols 1-350

Individual measurements of surface pressure, sols 1-2245

Sol-averaged surface pressure measurements, and daily statistics (max, min, mean, data gap duration, etc.), sols 1-2245

Atmospheric opacity derived from Viking camera imaging of the solar disk, sols 1-2245

Individual Lander footpad measured temperature data set, sols 1008-2245

Sol-averaged Lander footpad temperature measurements, and daily statistics, sols 1008-2245







VIKING LANDER 2
(September 09, 1976 – April 11, 1980 ) [1281 sols]











Lander Atmospheric Entry Profile (Density, pressure, temperature versus altitude) [NOT YET IN PDS]

Hourly-averaged Surface meteorology data (pressure, temperature, wind speed and direction), sols 1-1050

Individual measurements of surface pressure, sols 1-1050

Sol-averaged surface pressure measurements, and daily statistics (max, min, mean, data gap duration, etc.), sols 1-1050

Atmospheric opacity derived from Viking camera imaging of the solar disk, sols 1-1050??

Individual Lander footpad measured temperature data set, sols 1000-1050

Sol-averaged Lander footpad temperature measurements, and daily statistics, sols 1000-1050







Mars Pathfinder Lander
(July 04, 1997 – September 27, 1997 ) [83 sols]



Lander Atmospheric Entry Profile (Density, pressure, temperature versus altitude)

Point-by-point Surface meteorology data (pressure, temperature, wind sensor signals), sols 1-83

Atmospheric opacity derived from Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) camera imaging of the solar disk, sols 1-83

Individual wind speed estimates derived from IMP images of MPF’s Windsock, sols 1-83

IMP images within which Dust Devils are identified (DOES SUCH A DATA SET EXIST??)






Mars Exploration Rover SPIRIT
(January 04, 2004 – March 22, 2010) [2208 sols]













Rover Atmospheric Entry Profile (Density, pressure, temperature versus altitude)

Pancam-derived 440 nm and 880 nm Atmospheric opacity, sols 1-2208

Mini-TES derived near-surface atmosphere temperature profiles (is this derived product available?.. mini-TES data are at GEO)

Dust devil images, animations (is there a data set available which indicates individual images with identified dust devils?)











Mars Exploration Rover OPPORTUNITY
(January 25, 2004 – present) [2960 on May 22, 2012]













Rover Atmospheric Entry Profile (Density, pressure, temperature versus altitude)

Pancam-derived 440 nm and 880 nm Atmospheric opacity, sols 1-2699

Mini-TES derived near-surface atmosphere temperature profiles (is this derived product available?.. mini-TES data are at GEO)

Dust devil images, animations (is there a data set available which indicates individual images with identified dust devils?)











Mars Phoenix Lander
(May 25, 2008 – October 29(?), 2008) [152 sols]


Lander Atmospheric Entry Profile (Density, pressure, temperature versus altitude)

Point-by-point Surface meteorology data (pressure, temperature), sols 1-152

Telltale wind speed/direction data set (from SSI images of Telltale), sols 1-152

LIDAR data, sols 1-152

Solid State Imager(?) (SSI)-derived atmospheric opacity data sets at 451, 671, 887 and 991 nm, sols 1-152

Relative Humidity from Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe (TCEP) [ARE THESE PDS-AVAILABLE??]