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Official Journal of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)

Table 1 Calculated neutral atomic oxygen escape fluxes [21]

From: Current understanding of the aeronomy of Mars

Escape rate (10 25 s 1 )

Vernal equinox

Autumnal equinox

Aphelion

Perihelion

Solar minimum

1.30

1.61

1.14

1.74

Solar moderate

2.03

2.5

1.82

3.29

Solar maximum

2.87

3.83

2.71

5.18