Suprathermal electron fluxes on the nightside of Mars: ASPERA-3 observations

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 846-851

  Dubinin, E ^a   Fraenz, M ^a   Woch, J ^a   Winnigham, J D ^b   Frahm, R ^b   Lundin, R ^c   Barabash, S ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aurora; Ionosphere; Magnetosphere; Mars

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; SPACECRAFT; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AURORAL UV EMISSIONS; MARS; SPECTROGRAMS; SUPRATHERMAL ELECTRON FLUXES;

PLANETS;

EID: 42649102996     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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