Coronal mass ejections and their sheath regions in interplanetary space

E Kilpua, HEJ Koskinen, TI Pulkkinen - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2017 - Springer
Interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) are large-scale heliospheric transients that
originate from the Sun. When an ICME is sufficiently faster than the preceding solar wind, a …

MAVEN suprathermal and thermal ion compostion (STATIC) instrument

JP McFadden, O Kortmann, D Curtis, G Dalton… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The MAVEN SupraThermal And Thermal Ion Compostion (STATIC) instrument is
designed to measure the ion composition and distribution function of the cold Martian …

Structure, dynamics, and seasonal variability of the Mars‐solar wind interaction: MAVEN Solar Wind Ion Analyzer in‐flight performance and science results

JS Halekas, S Ruhunusiri, Y Harada… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We report on the in‐flight performance of the Solar Wind Ion Analyzer (SWIA) and
observations of the Mars‐solar wind interaction made during the Mars Atmosphere and …

MAVEN observations of the response of Mars to an interplanetary coronal mass ejection

BM Jakosky, JM Grebowsky, JG Luhmann… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Coupling between the lower and upper atmosphere, combined with loss of gas from the
upper atmosphere to space, likely contributed to the thin, cold, dry atmosphere of modern …

Atmospheric escape processes and planetary atmospheric evolution

G Gronoff, P Arras, S Baraka, JM Bell… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The habitability of the surface of any planet is determined by a complex evolution of its
interior, surface, and atmosphere. The electromagnetic and particle radiation of stars drive …

Strong plume fluxes at Mars observed by MAVEN: An important planetary ion escape channel

Y Dong, X Fang, DA Brain… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present observations by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission
of a substantial plume‐like distribution of esca** ions from the Martian atmosphere …

Initial results from the MAVEN mission to Mars

BM Jakosky, JM Grebowsky… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) Mars orbiter has been
gathering information on the Mars upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and solar and solar wind …

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

DA Brain, JP McFadden, JS Halekas… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Solar wind interaction and impact on the Venus atmosphere

Y Futaana, G Stenberg Wieser, S Barabash… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
Venus has intrigued planetary scientists for decades because of its huge contrasts to Earth,
in spite of its nickname of “Earth's Twin”. Its invisible upper atmosphere and space …

Characterizing atmospheric escape from Mars today and through time, with MAVEN

RJ Lillis, DA Brain, SW Bougher, F Leblanc… - Space Science …, 2015 - Springer
Two of the primary goals of the MAVEN mission are to determine how the rate of escape of
Martian atmospheric gas to space at the current epoch depends upon solar influences and …