Cold ions at the Martian bow shock - PHOBOS observations

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Apr 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....98.5617d&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. A4, p. 5617-5623.

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Bow Waves, Cold Plasmas, Ion Temperature, Mars Atmosphere, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Solar Wind, Coronas, Ionization, Shock Waves, Mars, Bowshock, Ions, Spacecraft Observations, Phobos 2 Mission, Flux, Aspera Instrument, Ionization, Coronas, Heating, Momentum, Protons, Solar Wind, Plasma, Energy, Spectra, Density, Velocity, Structure, Electrons, Magma Instrument, Hydrogen, Parameters, Model, Comparisons, Magnetosheath, Magnetosphere

Scientific paper

Measurements carried out by the plasma spectrometer ASPERA aboard the Phobos 2 spacecraft show that the Martian bow shock is characterized by a sudden increase of ionization of the neutral corona. It acts as a source of new ions that can strongly modify the process of ion heating behind the shock front. The loss of momentum of solar wind protons due to their interaction with exospheric ions may lead to an increase in the effective scale of the obstacle.

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