On the role of charge exchange in the formation of the Martian magnetic pileup boundary

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29387-29399

  Chen, Y ^a   Cloutier, P A ^a   Crider, D H ^b   Mazelle, C ^c,d   Reme H ^c,d  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

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EID: 39449108528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000411     Document Type: Article

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