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Effects of dust storm and atmospheric waves on Martian atmospheric escape

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K20387
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0204:Astronomy, earth and planetary science, and related fields
Research InstitutionJapan Aerospace EXploration Agency

Principal Investigator

Masunaga Kei  国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 宇宙航空プロジェクト研究員 (60909521)

Project Period (FY) 2021-08-30 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords火星 / 超高層大気 / 大気流出 / ダストストーム / 大気波動 / 電離圏 / 外気圏 / MAVEN / ひさき
Outline of Research at the Start

火星からの大気流出機構を理解するためには、太陽風の影響だけでなく、下層大気からの影響を調べることも必須である。本研究は宇宙望遠鏡や複数の火星探査機の観測データを用い、ダストストームや大気波動が火星超高層大気成分の総量、分布、流出量へ及ぼす影響を調べ、ダストストーム及び大気波動が火星の大気流出へ果たす役割を解明する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

From the upper atmosphere of Mars, atmospheric components are escaping into space. Traditionally, atmospheric escape was thought to be strongly influenced by external factors such as the solar wind and solar radiation. However, recent studies have indicated that phenomena occurring in the lower atmosphere also have a significant impact. In this study, we analyzed observational data from periods when dust storms and atmospheric waves occurred on Mars to investigate their effects. As a result, we discovered that the total amount of hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the thermosphere and exosphere of Mars undergoes periodic changes due to the strong influence of dust storms and atmospheric waves. Additionally, we observationally demonstrated that the density of ions in the ionosphere also fluctuates periodically. This suggests that atmospheric escape on Mars is strongly influenced by the lower atmosphere and varies over time.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、火星の大気流出が従来の太陽風や太陽放射の影響だけでなく、下層大気の現象からも強い影響を受けることを観測的に示した点で学術的に重要である。具体的には、ダストストームや大気波動が火星の熱圏・外気圏の水素原子や酸素原子の総量、電離圏のイオン密度に周期的な変動を引き起こすことを発見し、火星大気のダイナミクスや宇宙への大気流出の理解を深めた。この知見は将来の火星探査や有人火星ミッションにおける環境予測や設計に役立つ可能性がある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of California Berkeley/West Virginia University/University of Colorado Boulder(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] On the Periodic Variation of the Ion Density in the Martian Dayside Ionosphere During the Regional Dust Storm in September 20162024

    • Author(s)
      Hara Takuya、Masunaga Kei、Terada Naoki、Sakai Shotaro、Osanai Taiga、Seki Kanako、Fowler Christopher M.、Hanley Kathleen Gwen、McFadden James P.、Curry Shannon M.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

      Volume: 129 Issue: 4

    • DOI

      10.1029/2023ja031848

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Alternate oscillations of Martian hydrogen and oxygen upper atmospheres during a major dust storm2022

    • Author(s)
      Kei Masunaga, Naoki Terada, Nao Yoshida, Yuki Nakamura, Takeshi Kuroda, Kazuo Yoshioka, Yudai Suzuki, Hiromu Nakagawa, Tomoki Kimura, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Go Murakami, Atsushi Yamazaki, Tomohiro Usui, and Ichiro Yoshikawa
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 6609-6609

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-022-34224-6

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] BepiColombo mission confirms stagnation region of Venus and reveals its large extend2022

    • Author(s)
      M. Persson, et al. (incl. K. Masunaga)
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 7743-7743

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-022-35061-3

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Reflectivity of Venus’ dayside disk during the 2020 observation campaign: outcomes and future perspectives2022

    • Author(s)
      Y. J. Lee, A. Garca Muoz, A. Yamazaki, E. Qumerais, S. Mottola, S. Hellmich, T. Granzer, G. Bergond, M. Roth, E. Gallego-Cano, J.-Y. Chaufray, R. Robidel, G. Murakami, K. Masunaga, and et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Planetary Science Journal

      Volume: 3 Issue: 9 Pages: 209-209

    • DOI

      10.3847/psj/ac84d1

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] In situ observations of solar-flare-induced proton cyclotron waves upstream from Mars2022

    • Author(s)
      Lin, H., J. Guo, K. Masunaga, K. Seki, C. Mazelle, D. Zhao, H. Huang, J. Zhao, and L. Liu
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 934 Issue: 2 Pages: 183-183

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ac7d4f

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Seasonal and Dust‐Related Variations in the Dayside Thermospheric and Ionospheric Compositions of Mars Observed by MAVEN/NGIMS2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida Nao、Terada Naoki、Nakagawa Hiromu、Brain David A.、Sakai Shotaro、Nakamura Yuki、Benna Mehdi、Masunaga Kei
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

      Volume: 126 Issue: 11

    • DOI

      10.1029/2021je006926

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Hisaki space telescope observations of the large oscillations of Martian hydrogen and oxygen upper atmospheres2023

    • Author(s)
      K. Masunaga, N. Terada, N. Yoshida, Y. Nakamura, T. Kuroda, K. Yoshioka, Y. Suzuki, H. Nakagawa, T. Kimura, F. Tsuchiya, G. Murakami, A. Yamazaki, T. Usui, and I. Yoshikawa
    • Organizer
      EGU General Assembly 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On the periodic variation of the ion density in the Martian dayside ionosphere during the regional dust storm2023

    • Author(s)
      T. Hara, K. Masunaga, N. Terada, S. Sakai, T. Osanai, K. Seki, C. M. Fowler, K. G. Hanley, J. P. McFadden, and S. M. Curry
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] LAPYUTAによる地球型惑星上層大気観測の科学検討2023

    • Author(s)
      益永圭、堺正太朗、青木翔平、土屋史紀、村上豪、山崎敦、木村智樹、鍵谷将人、古賀亮一
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2023年大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 惑星科学、生命圏科学、および天文学に向けた紫外線宇宙望遠鏡(LAPYUTA)計画と系外惑星観測2023

    • Author(s)
      土屋史紀、村上豪、山崎敦、亀田真吾、中山陽史、生駒大洋、桑原正輝、成田 憲保、小玉 貴則、寺田直樹、鳥海森、野津湧太、行方宏介、木村智樹、垰千尋、古賀亮一、木村淳、大内正己、田中雅臣、益永圭、堺正太朗、吉岡和夫、鍵谷将人、塩谷圭吾
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2023年大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Mars's atmospheric escape and its interaction with Martian moons2023

    • Author(s)
      Kei Masunaga
    • Organizer
      The 82nd Fujihara Seminar
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Hisaki space telescope observations of the large oscillations of Martian hydrogen and oxygen upper atmospheres2023

    • Author(s)
      K. Masunaga, N. Terada, N. Yoshida, Y. Nakamura, T. Kuroda, H. Nakagawa, K. Yoshioka, Y. Suzuki, T. Kimura, F. Tsuchiya, G. Murakami, A. Yamazaki, T. Usui, and I. Yoshikawa
    • Organizer
      EGU General Assembly 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] MAVEN/STATICの観測に基づくダストストーム期間の火星超高層イオン密度変動の研究2022

    • Author(s)
      長内大河、益永圭、寺田直樹、堺正太朗、吉田奈央、原拓也
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2022年大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] MAVEN/STATICの観測に基づくダストストーム期間の火星電離圏イオン密度の周期変動の研究2022

    • Author(s)
      長内大河、益永圭、原拓也、寺田直樹、堺正太朗、吉田奈央
    • Organizer
      第152回地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] MAVEN/STATICの観測に基づくダストストーム期間の火星超高層イオン密度変動の研究2022

    • Author(s)
      長内 大河、益永 圭、堺 正太朗、吉田 奈央、寺田 直樹、原 拓也
    • Organizer
      第23回 惑星圏研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Alternate oscillations of Martian hydrogen and oxygen upper atmospheres during a major dust storm: Hisaki space telescope observations2022

    • Author(s)
      Kei Masunaga
    • Organizer
      MAVEN PSG meeting
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 火星ダストストーム発達中における水素および酸素大気光の周期変動2021

    • Author(s)
      益永 圭、寺田 直樹、吉田 奈央、黒田 剛史、吉岡 和夫、木村 智樹、土屋 史紀、村上 豪、山崎 敦、吉川 一朗
    • Organizer
      日本地球惑星科学連合2021年大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 「ひさき」衛星が観た砂嵐による火星上層大気の変化 ー火星生命環境への示唆―

    • URL

      https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/topics/003307.html

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2021-10-22   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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