Implications of MAVEN Mars near-wake measurements and models

J. G. Luhmann; Chuanfei Dong; Yingjuan Ma; S. M. Curry; D. Mitchell; J. Espley; J. Connerney; J. Halekas; D. A. Brain; B. M. Jakosky; C. Mazelle

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Implications of MAVEN Mars near-wake measurements and models

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Implications of MAVEN Mars near-wake measurements and models

J. G. Luhmann, Chuanfei Dong, Yingjuan Ma, S. M. Curry, D. Mitchell, J. Espley, J. Connerney, J. Halekas, D. A. Brain, B. M. Jakosky, …

Geophysical research letters, Vol.42(21), pp.9087-9094

11/16/2015

DOI: 10.1002/2015GL066122

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Abstract

Mars is typically viewed as a member of the category of weakly magnetized planets, with a largely induced magnetosphere and magnetotail produced by the draped fields of the solar wind interaction. However, selected Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Mission (MAVEN) suprathermal electron and magnetic field observations in the near wake, sampled along its elliptical orbit during the early prime mission at altitudes ranging from its ~150 km periapsis to the tail magnetosheath, reinforce a picture seen in an MHD model where magnetic fields are rooted in the planet throughout much of the Martian magnetotail.

induced magnetosphere

Mars magnetotail

Mars-solar wind interaction

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Title: Subtitle: Implications of MAVEN Mars near-wake measurements and models
Creators: J. G. Luhmann - University of California, Berkeley
Chuanfei Dong - University of Michigan
Yingjuan Ma - Planetary Science Institute
S. M. Curry - University of California, Berkeley
D. Mitchell - University of California, Berkeley
J. Espley - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. Connerney - NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, Greenbelt, USA
J. Halekas - University of Iowa
D. A. Brain - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
B. M. Jakosky - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
C. Mazelle - Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Geophysical research letters, Vol.42(21), pp.9087-9094
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL066122
ISSN: 0094-8276
eISSN: 1944-8007
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Number of pages: 8
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000104, name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Language: English
Date published: 11/16/2015
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984428680702771

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