Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991jgr....9611265z&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 96, July 1, 1991, p. 11,265-11,269.
Physics
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Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Mars (Planet), Planetary Magnetospheres, Bow Waves, Shock Waves, Venus (Planet)
Scientific paper
The Mars bow shock location and shape have been determined by examining the Phobos spacecraft magnetometer data. Observations show that the position of the terminator bow shock varies with interplanetary magnetic field orientation in the same way as at Venus. The shock is farthest from Mars in the direction of the interplanetary electric field, consistent with the idea that mass loading plays an important role in the solar wind interaction with Mars. The shock cross section at the terminator plane is asymmetric and is controlled by the interplanetary magnetic field. The shock is farther from Mars during solar maximum. Thus the solar wind interaction with Mars appears to be Venuslike, with a magnetic moment too small to affect significantly the solar wind interaction.
Lichtenegger Herbert
Riedler Willi
Russell Christopher T.
Schwingenschuh Konrad
Zhang Tian-Ling
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