Mars solar wind interaction: Formation of the Martian corona and atmospheric loss to space

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Chaufray, J Y ^a   Modolo, R ^b,c   Leblanc, F ^a,d   Chanteur, G ^e   Johnson, R E ^f   Luhmann, J G ^g  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

^f University of Virginia   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONA; MARS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 36248982561     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002915     Document Type: Article

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