On the Influence of the Rayleigh–Taylor Instability on the Formation of Dust Clouds in the Mesosphere of Mars
摘要
Abstract—
A theoretical model is presented that describes the settling regime of plasma-dust clouds in the mesosphere of Mars. The values of the characteristic sizes of cloud dust particles predicted by the model are calculated. It is shown that an important factor influencing the formation of plasma-dust structures in the Martian atmosphere is the Rayleigh–Taylor instability, which limits (from above) the permissible sizes of dust particles in the cloud.