The spatial distribution of planetary ion fluxes near Mars observed by MAVEN

We present the results of an initial effort to statistically map the fluxes of planetary ions on a closed surface around Mars. Choosing a spherical shell ~1000 km above the planet, we map both outgoing and incoming ion fluxes (with energies >25 eV) over a 4 month period. The results show net esca...

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Published in:	Geophysical research letters Vol. 42; no. 21; pp. 9142 - 9148
Main Authors:	Brain, D. A., McFadden, J. P., Halekas, J. S., Connerney, J. E. P., Bougher, S. W., Curry, S., Dong, C. F., Dong, Y., Eparvier, F., Fang, X., Fortier, K., Hara, T., Harada, Y., Jakosky, B. M., Lillis, R. J., Livi, R., Luhmann, J. G., Ma, Y., Modolo, R., Seki, K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington Blackwell Publishing Ltd 16.11.2015 John Wiley & Sons, Inc American Geophysical Union
Subjects:	Astrophysics Atmosphere atmospheric escape Convection Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Electric field Electric fields Evolution Fluxes Geographical distribution Geophysics Ion flux Ion fluxes Ions Mars Mars (planet) Mars atmosphere Mars missions Mars surface Northern Hemisphere Planetary evolution Planets Sciences of the Universe Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Solar wind solar wind interaction Spatial distribution Spherical shells Travel Wind power generation solar wind interaction atmospheric escape
ISSN:	0094-8276, 1944-8007
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