The plasma environment of Mars: From the shocked solar wind down to the ionosphere

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 48, Issue 12-14, 2000, Pages 1181-1191

  Trotignon, J G ^a   Parrot, M ^a   Cerisier, J C ^b   Menvielle, M ^b   Axford, W I ^c   Paetzold M ^d   Warnant, R ^e   Wernik, A W ^f  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e ROYAL OBSERVATORY OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^f Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

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EID: 0001252707     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(00)00102-1     Document Type: Article

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