Magnetic field of Mars: Summary of results from the aerobraking and mapping orbits

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E10, 2001, Pages 23403-23417

  Acuna M H ^a   Connerney, J E P ^a   Wasilewski, P ^a   Lin, R P ^b   Mitchell, D ^b   Anderson, K A ^b   Carlson, C W ^b   McFadden, J ^b   Reme H ^c   Mazelle, C ^c   Vignes, D ^c   Bauer, S J ^d   Cloutier, P ^e   Ness, N F ^f  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^e RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL SURVEYOR MISSION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MARS;

EID: 0035198563     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001404     Document Type: Article

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