Plasma composition measurements of the Martian magnetosphere morphology

Details Plasma composition measurements of the Martian magnetosphere morphology Plasma composition measurements of the Martian magnetosphere morphology

May 1990

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990georl..17..877l&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 17, May 1990, p. 877-880. Research supported by the Swedish Board for Space

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Mars Atmosphere, Mars Probes, Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Composition, Elliptical Orbits, Magnetopause, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetotails, Positive Ions, Solar Wind, Mars, Plasma, Composition, Magnetosphere, Morphology, Dynamics, Ions, Spacecraft Observations, Phobos 2 Mission, Magnetotail, Size, Width, Heavy Ions, Abundance, Solar Wind, Interactions, Boundaries, Density, Mass Loading, Magnetopause, Magnetic Fields, Aspera Instrument, Origin, Source, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Comparisons

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Plasma composition measurements from the Automatic Space Plasma Experiment with a Rotating Analyzer on the Phobos-2 mission are used to study the dynamics and composition of plasmas in the Martian magnetosphere. It is found that the Martian magnetosphere is significantly wider and more dynamic than previously assumed. The measurements suggest that the magnetosphere is continuously dominated by ions of planetary origin. In addition, two different plasma boundaries are identified, which define the plasma cavity of the Martian magnetosphere: an exterior/composition boundary, known as the mass-loading boundary and an interior boundary, the magnetopause.

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