Subsurface Thermal Modeling of Oxia Planum, Landing Site of ExoMars 2022

Figure 2

In panels (a–c), we show the temperature profiles versus time for the three models developed in this work. Different depths from the surface are explored. Note that, for model C, more depths are reported than models A and B since the skin depth is greater. The time reported on the x-axis is that required to reach the steady state, so we report only the last planetary rotations. In panels (d–f), we show the temperature profile vs. depth at the particular moment of the Martian day: p1 represents the minimum point in the “day-night” temperature plot, p3 the maximum point, and p2 and p4 the inflexion points before and after the maximum, respectively. Also, see Figure 3.

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