Evidence for martian atmospheric dust penetration into closed surface assets — implications for particle size and behavior in the martian environment

ASSETS — IMPLICATIONS FOR PARTICLE SIZE AND BEHAVIOR IN THE MARTIAN ENVIRONMENT. J. W. Ashley, S. W. Ruff, P. R. Christensen, M. D. Smith, and J. R. Hill, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109; james.w.ashley@jpl.nasa.gov, Mars Space Flight Facility, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771.