Research/ PLANETARY ROBOTICS
Martian Dust Particle Size During the 2018 Planet-Encircling Dust Storm as Measured by the Curiosity Rover
S. D. Guzewich, M. T. Lemmon, T. H. McConnochie, G. Martinez, A. de Vicente-Retortillo, M. D. Smith, Bell, J. III, D. Wellington, S. Jacobs
EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019//NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS
Missions
Curiosity (MSL)named in title, abstract
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NTRSLunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
We present retrievals of dust particle effective radius during the 2018 planet-encircling dust storm from the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. Four independent observations with three of the rover's instruments were used for retrievals. We find dust particle radii exceeded 4 m and possibly 5 m during the height of the storm, which represent the largest dust particles yet seen in the martian atmosphere.