Preliminary interpretation of plasma electron observations at the third encounter of Mariner 10 with Mercury

R. E Hartle; K. W Ogilvie; J. D Scudder; H. S Bridge; G. L Siscoe; A. J Lazarus; V. M Vasyliunas; C. M Yeates

doi:10.1038/255206a0

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Preliminary interpretation of plasma electron observations at the third encounter of Mariner 10 with Mercury

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Preliminary interpretation of plasma electron observations at the third encounter of Mariner 10 with Mercury

R. E Hartle, K. W Ogilvie, J. D Scudder, H. S Bridge, G. L Siscoe, A. J Lazarus, V. M Vasyliunas and C. M Yeates

Nature (London), Vol.255(5505), pp.206-208

05/15/1975

DOI: 10.1038/255206a0

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Abstract

OBSERVATIONS of electrons with energies between 13.4 and 690 eV made at the first encounter of Mariner 10 with Mercury (Mercury I) unexpectedly showed1 the presence of a strong bow shock wave enclosing a magnetosheath and magnetosphere with boundaries the positions of which could be explained by assuming Mercury to possess an appreciable magnetic moment in agreement with and complementary to the observations made by the magnetometer carried by the spacecraft2. Inside these boundaries were found distinct distributions of magnetospheric particles.

bow shock

electromagnetic radiation

electrons

Extraterrestrial geology

interplanetary space

magnetic field

magnetosphere

Mariner 10

Mariner Program

Mercury Planet

observations

plasma

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Title: Subtitle: Preliminary interpretation of plasma electron observations at the third encounter of Mariner 10 with Mercury
Creators: R. E Hartle - Goddard Space Flight Center
K. W Ogilvie - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. D Scudder - Goddard Space Flight Center
H. S Bridge - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
G. L Siscoe - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A. J Lazarus - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
V. M Vasyliunas - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C. M Yeates - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nature (London), Vol.255(5505), pp.206-208
DOI: 10.1038/255206a0
ISSN: 0028-0836
eISSN: 1476-4687
Publisher: Macmillan Journals
Language: English
Date published: 05/15/1975
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984199671602771

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