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MHD Model Results of Solar Wind Plasma Interaction with Mars and Comparison with MAVEN ObservationsThe crustal remnant field on Mars rotates constantly with the planet, varying the magnetic field configuration interacting with the solar wind. It has been found that ion loss rates slowly vary with the subsolar longitude, anticorrelating with the intensity of the dayside crustal field source, with some time delay, using a time-dependent multispecies MHD model. In this study, we investigate in detail how plasma properties are influenced locally by the crustal field and its rotation. Model results will be compared in detail with plasma observations from MAVEN.
Document ID
20150011006
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ma, Y. J. (California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Russell, C. T. (California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Nagy, A. F. (Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Toth, G. (Michigan Univ. Ann Arbor, MI, United States)
Halekas, J. S. (Iowa Univ. Iowa City, IA, United States)
Connerney, J. E. P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Espley, J. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mahaffy, P. R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
June 17, 2015
Publication Date
March 16, 2015
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Solar Physics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN23115
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar & Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 16, 2015
End Date: March 20, 2015
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Universities Space Research Association, NASA Headquarters
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG07EK31C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Crustal
Wind
Plasma

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