Possible observation of Martian cusps

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Nov 1978

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Kosmicheskie Issledovaniia, vol. 16, Nov.-Dec. 1978, p. 864-869. In Russian.

Physics

Cusps, Mars (Planet), Planetary Magnetic Fields, Plasma-Electromagnetic Interaction, Solar Wind, Magnetic Dipoles, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetic Measurement, Mars 2 Spacecraft, Mars 3 Spacecraft, Mars 5 Spacecraft, Planetary Magnetospheres, Shock Fronts, Shock Waves

Scientific paper

In the present paper, some features of magnetic and plasma observations made by Mars 5 are interpreted as resulting from a passage through a Martian magnetospheric cusp. Considerations on this basis indicate that the axis of the Martian magnetic dipole is located close to the equatorial plane. This correlated with magnetic measurements carried out on board Mars 2. The observations also indicate that the Martian magnetic field is too weak to screen the planet from contact with the solar wind. Hence, the interaction of the planet with the solar wind should be of atmospheric-magnetospheric type.

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