Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2005
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Highlights of Astronomy, Vol. 13, as presented at the XXVth General Assembly of the IAU - 2003 [Sydney, Australia, 13 - 26 July
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mercury is in all senses of the words still Terra Incognito its magnetosphere is hence little known. The only source of knowledge came from the in-situ measurements by the Mariner 10 close encounters in 1974. This has been complemented since by ground-based observations of the atomic sodium and potassium emissions in the vicinity of the planetary disk. This series of optical observations has produced intriguing evidence of magnetospheric and/or solar wind effects on the surface-plasma interaction processs. In this review we will describe the current theories of the corresponding space weather effects. Besides the modulation of the polar cap sizes by the interplanetary magnetic field direction the importance of the coronal mass ejection events will be assessed. We will also describe how a combination of in-situ particles-and-fields measurements and remote-sensing imaging observations at different wavelengths (from optical UV to X-ray) could shed new light to our understanding of Mercury's magnetospheric dynamics and the similarities and differences between the terrestrial and the Hermean magnetospheres.
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