Some features of the Martian bow shock

Details Some features of the Martian bow shock Some features of the Martian bow shock

Mar 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995adspr..15..423d&link_type=abstract

Advances in Space Research (ISSN 0273-1177), vol. 15, no. 8-9, p. 423-431

Physics

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Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Mars (Planet), Mars Atmosphere, Shock Fronts, Shock Wave Profiles, Shock Waves, Solar Wind, Electron Density (Concentration), Ion Currents, Ion Density (Concentration), Proton Density (Concentration)

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The Martian bow shock is immersed in a dense and extended neutral atmosphere. This leads to a number of interesting features. The reflection of pickup ions from the electrostatic barrier at the shock front enhances the activity in the foreshock region. 'Overreflection' of protons makes the phenomenon of Hot Diamagnetic Cavity a permanent features of the Martian bow shock. Ion current carried by reflected ions twists the magnetic field. The bow shock acts as a source of new ions which take part in the process of ion thermalization behind the shock. The 'injection' of newly created ions modifies the shock structure.

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