The induced magnetospheres of Mars, Venus, and Titan

C Bertucci, F Duru, N Edberg, M Fraenz… - Space science …, 2011 - Springer
This article summarizes and aims at comparing the main features of the induced
magnetospheres of Mars, Venus and Titan. All three objects form a well-defined induced …

Structure, dynamics, and seasonal variability of the Mars‐solar wind interaction: MAVEN Solar Wind Ion Analyzer in‐flight performance and science results

JS Halekas, S Ruhunusiri, Y Harada… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We report on the in‐flight performance of the Solar Wind Ion Analyzer (SWIA) and
observations of the Mars‐solar wind interaction made during the Mars Atmosphere and …

Space plasma physics: A review

BT Tsurutani, GP Zank, VJ Sterken… - … on Plasma Science, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Owing to the ever-present solar wind, our vast solar system is full of plasmas. The turbulent
solar wind, together with sporadic solar eruptions, introduces various space plasma …

Martian shock and magnetic pile-up boundary positions and shapes determined from the Phobos 2 and Mars Global Surveyor data sets

JG Trotignon, C Mazelle, C Bertucci… - Planetary and Space …, 2006 - Elsevier
A great many Martian bow shock and magnetic pile-up boundary crossings have been
identified in the Phobos 2 and Mars Global Surveyor, MGS, data. From these observations …

The Magnetometer instrument on MESSENGER

BJ Anderson, MH Acuña, DA Lohr, J Scheifele… - … MESSENGER mission to …, 2007 - Springer
The Magnetometer (MAG) on the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and
Ranging (MESSENGER) mission is a low-noise, tri-axial, fluxgate instrument with its sensor …

Ion energization and escape on Mars and Venus

E Dubinin, M Fraenz, A Fedorov, R Lundin… - The plasma environment …, 2012 - Springer
Mars and Venus do not have a global magnetic field and as a result solar wind interacts
directly with their ionospheres and upper atmospheres. Neutral atoms ionized by solar UV …

First results of the MAVEN magnetic field investigation

JEP Connerney, JR Espley… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN magnetic field sensors sample the
ambient magnetic field at the outer edge of each solar array. We characterized relatively …

Flows, fields, and forces in the Mars‐solar wind interaction

JS Halekas, DA Brain, JG Luhmann… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We utilize suprathermal ion and magnetic field measurements from the Mars Atmosphere
and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission, organized by the upstream magnetic field, to …

A MAVEN case study of radial IMF at Mars: Impacts on the dayside ionosphere

CM Fowler, KG Hanley, J McFadden… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The solar wind interaction with Mars controls the transfer of energy and momentum from the
solar wind into the magnetosphere, ionosphere and atmosphere, driving structure, and …

Influence of the solar EUV flux on the Martian plasma environment

R Modolo, GM Chanteur, E Dubinin… - Annales …, 2005 - angeo.copernicus.org
The interaction of the solar wind with the Martian atmosphere and ionosphere is investigated
by using three-dimensional, global and multi-species hybrid simulations. In the present work …