Comparison of magnetic particles in airborne dust on Mars and in the Harmattan dust from south of Sahara

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ID9849412
AuthorsJens Martin Knudsen (a Ørsted Laboratory , Niels Bohr Institute for Astronomy, Physics and Geophysics, Univ. of Copenhagen , Universitetsparken 5, DK 2100 , København Ø , Denmark), M B Madsen (0000-0001-8909-5111, Ørsted (Denmark)), Victor Kakane (University of Ghana), Theodore Awadzi (University of Ghana), Theodore W Awadzi (University of Ghana), S F Hviid (0000-0003-0623-4767, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), Henrik Breuning-Madsen (University of Copenhagen), Henrik Breuning‐madsen (Geocenter Denmark)
Year2000
Volume100
Issue1
Pages1-6
Publication date2000-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7223 • E-ISSN: 1903-2471
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00167223.2000.10649433
OpenAlexW2324973049
LanguageEN
References cited12

The magnetic properties experiments on the Mars Pathfinder mission indicate that Martian airborne dust is slightly magnetic (average saturation magnetisation: σs = 4 Am2 kg−1). For purposes of comparison, similar experiments on the magnetic properties of terrestrial airborne dust on the Earth have been performed at the University of Ghana. The main result of these experiments is that the airborne Harmattan dust in Ghana is substantially less magnetic than the dust suspended in the Martian atmosphere. Geografisk Tidsskrift, Danish Journal of Geography 100: 1–6

Astrobiology · Atmosphere (unit · Atmosphere of Mars · Atmospheric sciences · Mars Exploration Program · Martian · Meteorology · Physics · Aeolian processes and effects · Environmental Science · Geology · Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies · Planetary Science and Exploration

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