Early Results from the MAVEN Mission - Fall 2014

Explore early findings from NASA's MAVEN mission to Mars in this 31-minute AGU Fall Meeting 2014 press conference. Delve into the mission's design, upper atmosphere observations, mass spectra analysis, and ion measurements. Examine the Martian atmospheric reservoir, static energy, composition changes, and acceleration processes. Gain insights into solar variability, Earth's magnetosphere, and solar storms' effects on Mars. Investigate metal ions, spectral structures, density variations, and atmospheric loss mechanisms. Understand how Mars lost its atmosphere to space through this comprehensive overview of MAVEN's initial discoveries.

Intro
Context
MAVEN Mission Design
Upper Atmosphere
Mass Spectra
Ions
The Reservoir
Static
Energy
Composition change
Acceleration
Summary
Closing Comments
Solar variability
Earths magnetosphere
Solar storms
Metal ions
Structure in spectra
Density variations
Mars loss atmosphere
Lost to Space
Questions
Conclusion