Open AccessThe Space Dust That Causes Zodiacal Light Might Come from Mars
Author(s) -
Sarah Stanley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo153070
Subject(s) - zodiacal light , astrobiology , mars exploration program , martian , jupiter (rocket family) , spacecraft , cosmic dust , astronomy , environmental science , physics
Serendipitous observations by the Juno spacecraft while it was en route to Jupiter suggest a Martian source for the dust, but how the dust escapes Mars or its moons remains unknown.
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