Publication Date:
2019-08-13
Description:
The 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.
Keywords:
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Solar Physics
Type:
GSFC-E-DAA-TN23115
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Lunar & Planetary Science Conference; Mar 16, 2015 - Mar 20, 2015; The Woodlands, TX; United States
Format:
application/pdf