Ionospheric Plasma Transported Into the Martian Magnetosheath

Abstract Heavy cold ions at Mars are gravitationally bound to the planet unless some process provides energy to them. Observations show that cold (<20 eV) and dense (∼>1 cm−3) O+/O2+ ions with bulk velocities equal to energies ∼1 keV can reach deep into the nightside Martian magnetosheath. The...

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Main Authors: Sergey Shuvalov, Laila Andersson, Jasper S. Halekas, Christopher M. Fowler, Kathleen Gwen Hanley, Gina DiBraccio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-03-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107953
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