Present understanding of the dayside mantle regions of Venus and Mars

Other

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

2

Scientific paper

The objective of this paper is to explore the structure and properties of the region between the shocked solar wind and the planetary plasma on the dayside of Venus and Mars. It was shown already in 1980 by the retarding potential analyser carried aboard PVO that above the Venussian ionosphere there is a special plasma region where both the shocked solar wind and planetary plasma are present, this region was called the dayside mantle. The observations obtained by the plasma instruments carried on board the Pioneer Venus Orbiter, the Phobos 2 spacecraft, and the Mars Global Surveyor have proven that the dayside mantle is a permanent region (or layer) around non-magnetic planets. In the mantle different plasma features are ordered in altitude; some of these features are the consequence of the natural behaviour of the solar wind flow at the edge of its ``container'', and are described by current 3-D MHD models in fluid approach. Other features are the result of the local interaction of the flow and the plasma of the obstacle, requiring a kinetic approach.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Present understanding of the dayside mantle regions of Venus and Mars does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Present understanding of the dayside mantle regions of Venus and Mars, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Present understanding of the dayside mantle regions of Venus and Mars will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-921813

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.