Abstract Mars Global Surveyor is the sixth spacecraft to return measurements of the Martian
bow shock. The earlier missions were Mariner 4 (1964), Mars 2 and 3 (1972), Mars 5 (1975) …

Airless bodies are directly exposed to ambient plasma and meteoroid fluxes, making them
characteristically different from bodies whose dense atmospheres protect their surfaces from …

In this paper, we present modeling results of the presumed dust belts of Mars. We combine
recently obtained theoretical results in dynamics of circumplanetary dust grains with up-to …

The mass spectrum analyzer (MSA) will perform in situ observations of ions and magnetic
fields around Phobos as part of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to investigate …

Dust is common close to the martian surface, but no known process can lift appreciable
concentrations of particles to altitudes above~ 150 kilometers. We present observations of …

The space environment of Mars is largely determined by its lack of a substantial planetary
magnetic field. In contrast to Earth, Mars does not have radiation belts or an auroral “oval,” …

Observations from the PHOBOS‐2 space‐craft of plasma and magnetic field effects in the
solar wind near Mars suggest that a neutral gas (dust?) torus/ring resides along the orbit of …

Each giant planet is encircled by planetary rings, usually composed of particles centimeters
to meters in radius, but each system also contains regions where much smaller dust grains …

Abstract DePhine–Deimos and Phobos Interior Explorer–is a mission proposed in the
context of ESA's Cosmic Vision program, for launch in 2030. The mission will explore the …

The paper provides the current understanding of the dust particle dynamics near the surface
and in the circummatrian space of the Martian moons based on existing models developed …