Ultraviolet and biological effective dose observations at Gale Crater, Mars.

ABSTRACT: The incident ultraviolet (UV) irradiance on the surface of Mars is strongly sterilizing and plays a critical role in atmospheric and near-surface photochemistry. The Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) instrument, which includes the first UV sensor sent to Mars on board the Curiosity rover, has been measuring the UV irradiance at Gale Crater since 2012, providing ground-truth data regarding seasonal and short-term variability of the UV radiation at the surface of another planet. Here, we analyze the REMS UV measurements for a period of >5 Martian years to retrieve biological effective doses and other UV radiation quantities on the planetary surface that are key for different physicochemical processes. Our results reveal a previously unidentified complex UV radiation environment o

SUBMITTER: Viudez-Moreiras D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12130865 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature