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Mars’ Magnetism and Its Interaction with the Solar Wind

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Editors:
  1. Daniel Winterhalter

    1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA

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  2. Mario Acuña

    1. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, USA

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  3. Alexander Zakharov

    1. Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia

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  • A primary reference for the researcher studying solar wind/planet interactions
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI (SSSI, volume 18)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Review Articles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xi-xi
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    2. Mars Crustal Magnetism

      • J. E. P. Connerney, M. H. Acuña, N. F. Ness, T. Spohn, G. Schubert
      Pages 1-32

    3. The Plasma Environment of Mars

      • A. F. Nagy, D. Winterhalter, K. Sauer, T. E. Cravens, S. Brecht, C. Mazelle et al.
      Pages 33-114

    4. Bow Shock and Upstream Phenomena at Mars

      • C. Mazelle, D. Winterhalter, K. Sauer, J. G. Trotignon, M. H. Acuña, K. Baumgärtel et al.
      Pages 115-181

  3. Contributed Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. The Magnetic Field Pile-Up and Density Depletion in the Martian Magnetosheath: A Comparison with the Plasma Depletion Layer Upstream of the Earth’s Magnetopause

      • Marit Øieroset, David L. Mitchell, Tai D. Phan, Robert P. Lin, Dana H. Crider, Mario H. Acuña
      Pages 185-202

    3. Mars Global Surveyor Observations of Solar Wind Magnetic Field Draping Around Mars

      • Dana H. Crider, David A. Brain, Mario H. Acuña, Didier Vignes, Christian Mazelle, Cesar Bertucci
      Pages 203-221

    4. Magnetic Flux Ropes in the Martian Atmosphere: Global Characteristics

      • D. Vignes, M. H. Acuña, J. E. P. Connerney, D. H. Crider, H. Rème, C. Mazelle
      Pages 223-231

    5. Unusually Distant Bow Shock Encounters at Mars: Analysis of March 24, 1989 Event

      • M. I. Verigin, J. Slavin, A. Szabo, G. A. Kotova, A. P. Remizov, H. Rosenbauer et al.
      Pages 233-243

    6. Mars Express and MARSIS

      • Erling Nielsen
      Pages 245-262

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 263-265
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About this book

Given that the question of an internal magnetic field is of fundamental importance to the understanding of Mars' formation and thermal evolution, and of the evolution of Mars' atmosphere, surprisingly few of the many spacecraft sent to Mars were equipped with instrumentation for such investigations. Of the 9 or so orbiters that have successfully archived Mars orbit, even if for a short period of time, only two have returned useful data about the magnetic field and about the plasma environment near Mars: The Phobos 2 spacecraft, and more recently, Mars Global Surveyor (MGS).

With the discovery by MGS that Mars has large remnant magnetic field structures indicating an internal dynamo long extinct, the true nature of the past and present interaction between Mars and the solar wind comes, for the first time, into sharp focus. This work, detailing the integration and new interpretation of the MGS and Phobos results, is a primary reference for the researcher studying solar wind/planet interactions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA

    Daniel Winterhalter

  • NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, USA

    Mario Acuña

  • Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia

    Alexander Zakharov

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mars’ Magnetism and Its Interaction with the Solar Wind

  • Editors: Daniel Winterhalter, Mario Acuña, Alexander Zakharov

  • Series Title: Space Sciences Series of ISSI

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48604-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2048-3Published: 20 July 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6582-7Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-48604-3Published: 05 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1385-7525

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 265

  • Additional Information: Reprinted from SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS, 111:1-2

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Geophysics/Geodesy, Planetology

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