Physics
Scientific paper
May 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975natur.255..206h&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 255, May 15, 1975, p. 206-208.
Physics
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Bow Waves, Electron Energy, Mariner Venus-Mercury 1973, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Layers, Cold Plasmas, Energy Spectra, Flyby Missions, High Temperature Plasmas, Magnetosheath, Planetary Magnetic Fields
Scientific paper
Plasma electron count observations made during the first and third encounters of Mariner 10 with Mercury (i.e., during Mercury I and III) are reported. They provide detailed information on the magnetosphere of Mercury, especially those from Mercury III. A low-flux region was observed about closest approach (CA) of Mercury III, whereas no such region was detected by the lower-latitude Mercury I; a hot plasma sheet was measured on the outgoing (and near-equator) trajectory of Mercury I, while only cool plasma sheets were observed in the magnetosphere by Mercury III. Findings are similar, on a reduced scale, to models of the earth's magnetosphere and magnetosheath.
Bridge H. S.
Hartle Richard E.
Lazarus Andrew J.
Ogilvie Keith. W.
Scudder Jack D.
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