Suzaku Observation : 403006230

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Fits Header
TELESCOP= 'SUZAKU  '           / Telescope (mission) name
OBS_ID  = '403006230'          / Observation identification string
OBSERVER= 'YUICHIRO EZOE'      / Principal Investigator
OBJECT  = 'MARS-P23'           / Name of observed object
OBS_REM = '        '           / remark on observation
RA_OBJ  =             103.7958 / planned target R.A.(deg)
DEC_OBJ =              25.0673 / planned target DEC.(deg)
RA_NOM  = 1.037955000000000E+02 / Right Ascension of target (deci. deg)
DEC_NOM = 2.505990000000000E+01 / Declination of target (deci. deg)
PA_NOM  =             298.3250 / nominal position angle from north to DETY(deg)
MEAN_EA1=     103.795463791841 / mean of the 1st ZYZ-Euler angle (deg)
MEAN_EA2=      64.940121335920 / mean of the 2nd ZYZ-Euler angle (deg)
MEAN_EA3=     151.675022475378 / mean of the 3rd ZYZ-Euler angle (deg)
DATE-OBS= '2008-04-05T03:50:27' / Start date of observations
DATE-END= '2008-04-05T05:50:14' / End date of observations
TSTART  = 2.606826381617107E+08 / time start
TSTOP   = 2.606895030000000E+08 / time stop
TELAPSE = 6.864838289290667E+03 / elapsed time
ONTIME  = 4.534838289290667E+03 / On-source time
EXPOSURE= 4.534838289290667E+03 / Exposure time
MJD-OBS = 5.456116090677906E+04 / MJD of data start time
FILIN001= 'ae403006230xi0_0_3x3n066a_cl.evt.gz' / Input file name
SEQPNUM =                    2 / Number of times this dataset processed
PROCVER = '3.0.22.43'          / Processing script version
MK1STVER= 'mk1stfits20120530'  / Version of mk1stfits used
SOFTVER = 'Hea_08Feb2016_V6.18_Suzaku_14Nov2013_V22' / Version of HEADAS used
CALDBVER= 'hxd20110913_xis20151005_xrt20110630_xrs20060410' / Version of CALDB u
FILIN002= 'ae403006230xi1_0_3x3n069b_cl.evt.gz' / Input file name
FILIN003= 'ae403006230xi3_0_3x3n066a_cl.evt.gz' / Input file name
COMMENT -------------------------
COMMENT BITPIX compressed from 32 to 8.
COMMENT Pixel values greater than 255 was set to 255.
COMMENT This file was made for JUDO-Suzaku.
COMMENT -------------------------
COMMENT   FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy

Abstract:

We propose Suzaku XIS observation of Mars. With XMM-Newton RGS, X-rays from Mars are suggested to have two components: one due to fluorescent scattering of solar X-rays in its atmosphere and the other due to the solar wind charge exchange in its exosphere. X-rays thus can be a new probe to study the puzzling Martian exosphere that holds key information about how the Martian air has been lost. With XIS, we can detect the emission lines with the highest photon statistics ever. For the first time, we will observe the solar wind near the Mars simultaneously with Mars Express and extract information about the exosphere. This will be the first X-ray observation of Mars at solar minimum when the exosphere is expected to be dense and X-rays from the exosphere will largely increase.