Session 26. Mars Atmosphere I: Methane and High Altitude

Oral, Chairs: O. Toon and P. L. Reed, Thursday, November 11, 2004, 8:30-10:00am, Lewis

26.01 Latitudinal Variations in the D/H ratio of the Martian Atmosphere

R. E. Novak (Iona College), M. J. Mumma, M. A. DiSanti, M. D. Smith (NASA's GFSC), B. Bonev (University of Toledo - NASA's GSFC), N. Rauf (Salem College)

26.02 Detection and Mapping of Methane and Water on Mars

M. J. Mumma (NASA's GSFC), R. E. Novak (Iona College), M. A. DiSanti (NASA's GSFC), B. P. Bonev (Univ. of Toledo at NASA's GSFC), N. Dello Russo (Cath. Univ. at NASA's GSFC)

26.03 First Detection of Methane in the Martian Atmosphere: Evidence for Life?

V. A. Krasnopolsky (Catholic University of America), J. P. Maillard (Insitute d'Astrophysique de Paris), T. C. Owen (University of Hawaii)

26.04 A Measurement of the CO2 Isotopic Ratios in the Martian Atmosphere using High-Resolution Infrared Ground-Based Data

T. Encrenaz, B. Bézard (LESIA, Obs. Paris), T. Owen (U. Hawaii), T. K. Greathouse (LPI, Houston), M. J. Richter (U. C. Davis), J. H. Lacy (U. Texas), S. K. Atreya (U. Michigan)

26.05 Mars NIR Spectral Imaging: PCA in the Southern Summer Season

D. R. Klassen (Rowan University)

26.06 The Distribution of High Altitude (70KM) Ice Clouds in the Mars Atmospere from MGS TES and MOC LIMB Observations

R.T. Clancy, M. Wolff, B. Whitney (Space Science Institute), B. Cantor (Malin Space Science Systems)

26.07 Comparison of Atmospheric Temperatures Obtained Through Infrared Sounding and Radio Occultation by Mars Global Surveyor

D. P. Hinson (Stanford University), M. D. Smith (GSFC), B. J. Conrath (Cornell University)

26.08 Imaging Polarimetry of Mars with Hubble Space Telescope

M. Kreslavsky (Brown Umiversity), Yu. Shkuratov, V. Kaydash (Kharkov Astronomical Institute, Ukraine), G. Videen (Space Science Institute), J. Bell (Cornell University), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), M. Hubbard (Cornell University), K. Noll, A. Lubenow (Space Science Institute)

26.09 The Martian Ionosphere in Regions of Crustal Magnetic Fields

P. Withers, M. Mendillo (Boston University), D. Hinson (Stanford)