On the origin of aurorae on Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Brain, D A ^a   Halekas, J S ^a   Peticolas, L M ^a   Lin, R P ^a   Luhmann, J G ^a   Mitchell, D L ^a   Delory, G T ^a   Bougher, S W ^b   Acuna M H ^c   Reme H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANETS; SPACECRAFT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CRUSTAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON ENERGY SPECTRA; MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR (MGS); SOLAR WINDS; TERRESTRIAL AURORAL ELECTRONS;

EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES;

AURORA; MARS;

EID: 33644629429     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024782     Document Type: Article

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