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Distant bow shock observations by explorer 33
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mihalov, J. D. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | Locations, orientations and magnetic field changes are given for 135 bow shock crossings at distances downstream from earth between 84 and 117 earth radii. The shock locations are dependent on the spacecraft trajectory and agree with locations calculated for the hypersonic analogue for a Mach number of 3.8. The shock normal vectors have been calculated using magnetic coplanarity. The average normal vectors have a greater inclination by approximately 17 + or - 5 deg from the symmetry axis than the Dryer and Heckman shock orientations for a 3.8 Mach number. Over a range of downstream distances from 60 to 115 earth radii, the median magnetic field magnitude jump across the shock changes from 1.90 to 1.70 times. |
| File Size | 487407 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740002663 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5gb6vq7c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Sciences Earth Magnetosphere Geomagnetism Shock Waves Approximation Hypersonic Shock Bow Waves Earth Motion Magnetic Fields Explorer 33 Satellite Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
