Currents and magnetic field structures in the dayside solar wind interaction with Venus

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Ionosphere: Planetary Ionospheres, Magnetospheric Physics: Current Systems, Magnetospheric Physics: Solar Wind Interactions With Unmagnetized Bodies, Planetology: Solar System Objects: Venus

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Analysis of high-resolution magnetic field data from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft has shown that magnetic field rotations occur in association with the dayside ionopause of Venus. There is no evidence of a precursor to this rotation within the magnetosheath above the ionopause. This finding implies that the current system responsible for the field rotation is completely contained within the ionosphere, and therefore a return current must exist on the dayside below the ionopause. Further examination of the magnetic field data has revealed a secondary rotation at lower altitudes that we attribute to this return current. A large-scale dayside current system capable of reproducing these observations is described.

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