Physics
Scientific paper
May 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002georl..29i..42v&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 42-1, CiteID 1328, DOI 10.1029/2001GL014513
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Magnetospheric Physics: Solar Wind Interactions With Unmagnetized Bodies, Planetology: Solar System Objects: Mars, Interplanetary Physics: Pickup Ions
Scientific paper
During the first year of the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission, 553 shock crossings have been identified from a total of 363 orbits. The shape of the shock has been determined by examining the MGS spacecraft Magnetometer/Electron Reflectometer (MAG/ER) data. The location of the shock was found highly variable. The present study shows that the high crustal magnetic sources, found in the southern hemisphere, do not seem responsible for the Bow Shock (BS) variability. The present study shows that contrary to many expectations there is no obvious strong one to one correlation between the location of the highest crustal sources and the variability of the shock position. On the other hand, the shock appears farthest from Mars in the hemisphere of locally upward interplanetary electric field consistent with the idea that mass loading play a role in controlling the BS location, which confirms previous results.
Acuña Mario Humberto
Connerney Jack E. P.
Crider Dana Hurley
Mazelle Christian
Reme Henri
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