An empirical model of the plasma environment around Mercury

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2166-2171

  Mukai, T ^a   Ogasawara, K ^a   Saito, Y ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetosphere; Mercury; Plasma sheet

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETS; PLASMAS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROTONS;

PLASMA ENVIRONMENT; PLASMA INSTRUMENTS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

MAGNETOSPHERE; MERCURY (PLANET);

EID: 2442645419     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00443-5     Document Type: Article

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