Temperature Charts

1. Open JMars

2. Zoom in to location(s) of interest.

3. Click on "Layers"; under "Search," type in KRC. Choose "Temperature Calculator".

4. Close the "add new layer" window if it stays open.

4. Click on location of interest. Change name if desired. Choose "add" in pop up.

5. Repeat step 4 for all locations of interest.

6. Double click on "KRC layer".

7. Choose "Results" tab.

8. Select all rows with locations you want graphed. e.g. hold shift click.

9. Click: "run KRC for necessary data point(s)." Wait ~10-20 seconds. Note: created graph has two tabs: Day and Year.

10. Options: Change variables like the time of day, albedo, and/or slope to see what effects it has. For more options see video1 or video2. (Changing the time of day effects only the year chart.)   

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*KRC is a computer program designed to compute surface and subsurface temperatures for planets and satellites with or without modest atmospheres. the acronym KRC is simply K for conductivity, R for “rho” (ρ) for density, and C for specific heat—the three terms in thermal inertia. Reference

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