Two Portuguese scientists were the lead authors of a study, published in the scientific journal Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, (source in Portuguese) which set out to “hunt” and analyse clouds on Mars, in a breakthrough designed to make future missions to the Red Planet easier.
As part of this research, the aim was to measure simultaneously the altitude and propagation speed of Martian atmospheric waves, which are a key element in understanding how energy is transported in the planet’s atmosphere.
