MARTIAN BOW SHOCK - PHOBOS OBSERVATIONS

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作者
SCHWINGENSCHUH, K
RIEDLER, W
LICHTENEGGER, H
YEROSHENKO, Y
SAUER, K
LUHMANN, JG
ONG, M
RUSSELL, CT
机构
[1] INST KOSMOSFORSCH,O-1194 BERLIN,GERMANY
[2] ACAD SCI USSR,INST TERR MAGNETISM IONOSPHERE & RADIOWAVE PROPAGAT,TROITSK,USSR
[3] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,INST GEOPHYS & PLANETARY PHYS,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
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10.1029/GL017i006p00889
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
Data obtained with the MAGMA magnetometer on the subsolar passes of the Phobos spacecraft during its 3 elliptic orbits reveals a turbulent bow shock with a strong foot consistent with the reflection of solar wind protons. The bow shock lies at a subsolar distance of 1.47 ± .03 RM. The circular orbit phase of the mission reveals a bow shock with a highly varying location. The median terminator crossing lies at 2.72 Mars radii. The location of the bow shock in the terminator plane is sensitive to neither the EUV flux nor to planetary longitude. Copyright 1990 by the American Geophysical Union.
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页码:889 / 892
页数:4
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