Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.3353d&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, July 1, 1976, p. 3353-3362.
Physics
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Magnetic Field Configurations, Mars (Planet), Planetary Magnetic Fields, Bow Waves, Lines Of Force, Magnetic Dipoles, Magnetic Signatures, Mars Probes, Shock Waves, Spacecraft Instruments
Scientific paper
Analysis of data collected by magnetometers on Mars 3 at heights of 1000 km on the day side and Mars 5 at heights up to 9000 km on the dusk and night sides during opposite polarities of the interplanetary magnetic field reveals that Mars has an intrinsic magnetic field with a characteristic shape due to the interaction with the solar wind. The magnetic field is confined and compressed on the day side and extended out behind the planet on the night side. The polarity of the magnetic poles of Mars is opposite that of the earth. The field line topology on the day side at an altitude of 1100 km and on the night side at altitudes of 2500-9000 km can be best explained by assuming that the magnetic dipole axis of Mars is tilted less than 15-20 deg from the rotation axis. Values of the magnetic moment of the Martian dipole and the equatorial dipole field at the surface of the planet are determined.
Dolginov Sh. Sh.
Eroshenko E. G.
Zhuzgov L. N.
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