Jets downstream of collisionless shocks

F Plaschke, H Hietala, M Archer, X Blanco-Cano… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
The magnetosheath flow may take the form of large amplitude, yet spatially localized,
transient increases in dynamic pressure, known as “magnetosheath jets” or “plasmoids” …

Observations and impacts of the 10 September 2017 solar events at Mars: An overview and synthesis of the initial results

CO Lee, BM Jakosky, JG Luhmann… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
On 10 September 2017, some of the strongest solar activity occurred in association with
active region 12673 (AR2673), including an X‐class solar flare and a fast coronal mass …

Martian water loss to space enhanced by regional dust storms

MS Chaffin, DM Kass, S Aoki, AA Fedorova… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mars has lost most of its initial water to space as atomic hydrogen and oxygen. Spacecraft
measurements have determined that present-day hydrogen escape undergoes large …

Seasonal variability of the hydrogen exosphere of Mars

JS Halekas - Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission measures both the
upstream solar wind and collisional products from energetic neutral hydrogen atoms that …

CME evolution in the structured heliosphere and effects at Earth and Mars during solar minimum

E Palmerio, CO Lee, IG Richardson… - Space …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The activity of the Sun alternates between a solar minimum and a solar maximum, the former
corresponding to a period of “quieter” status of the heliosphere. During solar minimum, it is …

Statistical properties of solar wind upstream of Mars: MAVEN observations

D Liu, Z Rong, J Gao, J He, L Klinger… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Using the data sets of Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN and OMNI for the period
2014 October 10–2020 February 14 and the heliocentric distance of 1–1.66 au, we …

The twisted configuration of the Martian magnetotail: MAVEN observations

GA DiBraccio, JG Luhmann, SM Curry… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements provided by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN)
spacecraft are analyzed to investigate the Martian magnetotail configuration as a function of …

Three‐dimensional configuration of induced magnetic fields around Mars

C Zhang, Z Rong, L Klinger, H Nilsson… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Using over 6 years of magnetic field data (October 2014–December 2020) collected by the
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, we conduct a statistical study on the three …

Flows, fields, and forces in the Mars‐solar wind interaction

JS Halekas, DA Brain, JG Luhmann… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
We utilize suprathermal ion and magnetic field measurements from the Mars Atmosphere
and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission, organized by the upstream magnetic field, to …

A technique to infer magnetic topology at Mars and its application to the terminator region

S Xu, T Weber, DL Mitchell, DA Brain… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic topology is important for understanding the Martian plasma environment, including
particle precipitation, energy transport, cold ion escape, and wave‐particle interaction. In this …