Space Weather Storm Responses at Mars: Lessons from A Weakly Magnetized Terrestrial Planet

J. G. Luhmann; C. F. Dong; Y. J. Ma; S. M. Curry; Yan Li; C. O. Lee; T. Hara; R. Lillis; J. Halekas; J. E. Connerney; J. Espley; D. A. Brain; Y. Dong; B. M. Jakosky; E. Thiemann; F. Eparvier; F. Leblanc; P. Withers; C. T. Russell

doi:10.1017/S1743921317003702

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Space Weather Storm Responses at Mars: Lessons from A Weakly Magnetized Terrestrial Planet

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Space Weather Storm Responses at Mars: Lessons from A Weakly Magnetized Terrestrial Planet

J. G. Luhmann, C. F. Dong, Y. J. Ma, S. M. Curry, Yan Li, C. O. Lee, T. Hara, R. Lillis, J. Halekas, J. E. Connerney, …

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol.12(S328), pp.211-217

10/01/2016

DOI: 10.1017/S1743921317003702

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Much can be learned from terrestrial planets that appear to have had the potential to be habitable, but failed to realize that potential. Mars shows evidence of a once hospitable surface environment. The reasons for its current state, and in particular its thin atmosphere and dry surface, are of great interest for what they can tell us about habitable zone planet outcomes. A main goal of the MAVEN mission is to observe Mars’ atmosphere responses to solar and space weather influences, and in particular atmosphere escape related to space weather ‘storms’ caused by interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs). Numerical experiments with a data-validated MHD model suggest how the effects of an observed moderately strong ICME compare to what happens during a more extreme event. The results suggest the kinds of solar and space weather conditions that can have evolutionary importance at a planet like Mars.

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Title: Subtitle: Space Weather Storm Responses at Mars: Lessons from A Weakly Magnetized Terrestrial Planet
Creators: J. G. Luhmann - University of California, Berkeley
C. F. Dong - Princeton University
Y. J. Ma - Princeton University
S. M. Curry - University of California, Berkeley
Yan Li - University of California, Berkeley
C. O. Lee - University of California, Berkeley
T. Hara - University of California, Berkeley
R. Lillis - University of California, Berkeley
J. Halekas - University of Iowa
J. E. Connerney - Goddard Space Flight Center
J. Espley - Goddard Space Flight Center
D. A. Brain - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Y. Dong - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
B. M. Jakosky - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
E. Thiemann - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
F. Eparvier - Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
F. Leblanc - Laboratoire atmosphères, milieux, observations spatiales
P. Withers - Boston University
C. T. Russell - Institute of Geophysics
Contributors: D. Nandy (Editor)
A. Valio (Editor)
P. Petit (Editor)
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Vol.12(S328), pp.211-217
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1017/S1743921317003702
eISBN: 9781107170056; 1107170052
ISSN: 1743-9213
eISSN: 1743-9221
Number of pages: 7
Alternative title: Space Weather Storm Responses at Mars; J. G. Luhman et al.
Language: English
Date published: 10/01/2016
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9984428820402771

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