Asymmetries in the location of the Venus and Mars bow shock

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Feb 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991georl..18..127z&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters (ISSN 0094-8276), vol. 18, Feb. 1991, p. 127-129.

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Bow Waves, Magnetic Field Configurations, Mars Atmosphere, Planetary Ionospheres, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Venus Atmosphere, Computerized Simulation, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Solar Wind, Planets, Terrestrial Planets, Symmetry, Position (Location), Venus, Mars, Bow Shock, Comparisons, Spacecraft Observations, Pvo Mission, Solar Wind, Ionosphere, Interaction, Diagrams

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An examination of observations of the position of the terminator bow shock at Venus and Mars shows that the terminator bow shock varies with the angle between the local bow shock normal and the upstream magnetic field. The part of the shock on the quasi-parallel side is closer to the planet than the part on the quasi-perpendicular side, a result which had been suggested by an earlier computer simulation by Thomas and Winske (1990). This bow shock asymmetry is observed to be larger at Mars than at Venus.

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