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A comparative review of bow shocks and magnetopauses
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lepping, R. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | Bow shock and magnetopauses formation is discussed. Plasma and magnetic field environments of all the planets from Mercury to Saturn were measured. It was found that all the planets have bow shocks and almost all have a magnetopause. Venus is the only planet with no measurable intrinsic magnetic field and the solar wind interacts directly with Venus' ionosphere. The bow shock characteristics depend on the changing solar wind conditions. The shape of a magnetopause or any obstacle to flow depends on the three dimensional pressure profile that it presents to the solar wind. Jupiter is unusual because of the considerable amount of plasma which is contained in its magnetosphere. Magnetopause boundaries in ecliptic plane projection are modelled by segments of ellipses, matched to straight lines for the magnetotool boundaries or parabolas. Specific properties of known planetary bow shocks and magnetopauses are reviewed. |
| File Size | 1929815 |
| Page Count | 56 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840019285 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1gj4b89h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Shock Waves Planetary Ionospheres Magnetospheric Instability Conferences Bow Waves Magnetopause Magnetic Fields Extraterrestrial Environments Solar Wind 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 |
