Mars - a Planetary Analog to a Comet

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Sep 2000

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Chandra Proposal ID #02100164

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Chandra Proposal Id #02100164

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The discovery of unexpectedly bright X-ray emission from comets has led to increased interest in X-ray studies of solar system objects. It has demonstrated that even in our immediate astronomical environment surprises may be waiting to be discovered. With its carbon and oxygen rich atmosphere and the absence of a strong magnetic field, Mars represents a planetary analog to a comet. Soft X-ray observations provide a sensitive tool to study the tenuous outer regions of such atmospheres for outgassing effects and interactions with the solar wind. Chandra is the first imaging X-ray satellite which is able to observe Mars at opposition, when it is closest to Earth.

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