Exospheric ion effects within the Martian magnetosphere

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Aug 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992adspr..12..299s&link_type=abstract

(Planetary magnetospheric physics II; Proceedings of Symposium 5 and the Topical Meetings of the Interdisciplinary Scientific Co

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Exosphere, Ions, Mars (Planet), Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasmapause, Solar Planetary Interactions, Neutral Gases, Plasma Waves, Space Plasmas

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Phobos-2 measurements of the Martian magnetic field and plasma are studied emphasizing the contribution of exospheric ions to the formation of plasma boundaries. Martian plasma boundaries are reviewed including bow shock, the planetopause, and the magnetopause. The planetopause is considered a boundary of interaction between the solar wind and the ionosphere, and the region's formation is related to proton densities that are similar to exospheric ion densities. Multiple-ion fluid equations are analyzed to derive jump conditions that correspond to the regions, and the magnetic field is thought to penetrate the planetopause since there is a finite electron boundary. The distance between the planetopause and the magnetopause is found to be determined by the relationship between the magnetic pressure and the dynamic pressure.

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