Plasma boundary variability at Mars as observed by Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Express

We have used Mars Express (MEX) and Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) simultaneous and non-simultaneous measurements to study the Martian plasma environment. In particular, we have derived quantitative expressions for the altitude of the terminator bow shock (BS) and magnetic pileup boundary (MPB) as fu...

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Main Authors: N. J. T. Edberg, D. A. Brain, M. Lester, S. W. H. Cowley, R. Modolo, M. Fränz, S. Barabash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-09-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/27/3537/2009/angeo-27-3537-2009.pdf