Martian bow shock - PHOBOS observations

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May 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990georl..17..889s&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 17, May 1990, p. 889-892.

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Bow Waves, Mars Probes, Phobos, Satellite Observation, Shock Waves, Circular Orbits, Elliptical Orbits, Magnetometers, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Solar Wind, Terminator Lines, Mars, Bow Shock, Spacecraft Observations, Phobos 2 Mission, Comparisons, Magma Instrument, Solar Wind, Interactions, Distance, Diagrams, Spectra, Power, Magnetic Fields, Shape, Position (Location)

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Data obtained with the Magma magnetometer on the subsolar passes of the Phobos spacecraft during its 3 elliptic orbits reveals a turbulent bow shock with a strong foot consistent with the reflection of solar wind protons. The bow shock lies at a subsolar distance of 1.47 + or - .03 R(M). The circular orbit phase of the mission reveals a bow shock with a highly varying location. The median terminator crossing lies at 2.72 Mars radii. The location of the bow shock in the terminator plane is sensitive to neither the EUV flux nor to planetary longitude.

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