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Disintegration and Skipping Dynamics of Bilobate‐Shaped Meteoroids for Generating Ultra‐Long Strewn Fields

Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The longest known Aletai meteorite belt presents a unique phenomenon in meteoroid dynamics. To investigate its formation mechanism, this study introduces a bilobate‐shaped meteoroid model, emphasizing aerodynamic interactions and structure evolution.
Haoyu Li, Ziwen Li, Qingbo Gan, Xiangyuan Zeng   +3 more
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Distinct Cloud‐to‐Ground Lightning Properties in Frontal Versus Warm‐Sector Heavy Rainfall Events

Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Do systematic differences in cloud‐to‐ground (CG) lightning properties—particularly return stroke number and current intensity—exist across different thunderstorm types? This question is foundational not only to the atmospheric electricity but also to advancing lightning risk prediction, which crucially depends on a robust understanding of how
Xiaotian Wu, Dong Zheng, Yijun Zhang, Jie Feng, Naigeng Wu, Wen Yao, Hai Yu   +6 more
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Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Coupling in the Northern Polar Region During the May 2024 Geomagnetic Superstorm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The May 2024 superstorm, as the most intense geomagnetic storm since 2003, caused a variety of disturbances in the magnetosphere‐ionosphere‐thermosphere system. This study investigates the long‐lasting electron density depletion in the polar region and the underlying ionosphere‐thermosphere coupling, based on a comprehensive set of ...
Lei Cai, Anita Aikio, G. P. Geethakumari, Heikki Vanhamäki, I. I. Virtanen, Shin‐ichiro Oyama, Yongliang Zhang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Marc Hairston   +8 more
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Global Morphology of Chorus Waves in the Outer Radiation Belt and the Effect of Geomagnetic Activity and fpe ${f}_{pe}$/fce ${f}_{ce}$

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Whistler‐mode chorus waves play a key role in driving radiation belt dynamics by enabling both acceleration of electrons to relativistic energies as well as their loss into the atmosphere via pitch‐angle scattering. The ratio between the electron plasma frequency (fpe ${f}_{pe}$) and the electron gyrofrequency (fce ${f}_{ce}$) significantly ...
K. A. Bunting, N. P. Meredith, J. Bortnik, Q. Ma, R. Matsuura, X.‐C. Shen   +5 more
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Differentiating Plumes and Local Torus Segments of Enceladus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Enceladus's south polar plumes and their surrounding torus segments (local plasma regions formed by plume material diffusion) are key to understanding its magnetospheric interaction; however, clear observational criteria to distinguish them remain lacking.
Shangchun Teng, Zhonghua Yao, Jian Zhang, Tianshu Qin, Fiona Wai Chung Law, Jinyan Zhao, Ruilong Guo   +6 more
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Impact Reactivation of a Hydrothermal System in Basalt in the Vargeão Dome Impact Structure, Brazil

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract As hydrous minerals have been observed in impact craters on Mars, impact‐generated hydrothermal systems (IGHSs) have been considered as potential habitats for life on that planet. The Vargeão Dome, a 12 km wide impact structure in southern Brazil, was formed in basalts with at least two hydrothermal alteration stages.
Jitse Alsemgeest, Fraukje M. Brouwer, Luis F. Auqué, Kirsten van Zuilen, Natalia Hauser, Wolf Uwe Reimold   +5 more
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Origin of the Bulge Topography Within Caloris Basin, Mercury

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Caloris basin on Mercury has a massive circular bulge topography imprinted with unique fault sets. A variety of deformational processes have been proposed to have influenced their formation, including both global contraction and basin evolution, as well as the deposition and weight of the volcanic infill.
G. Schmidt, V. Galluzzi, A. Sepe, S. Buoninfante, B. De Toffoli, L. Ferranti, P. Palumbo   +6 more
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A Study on CO2 ${\text{CO}}_{2}$ Supersaturation in the Martian Southern Polar Night Using Mars Global Surveyor Radio Occultation Profiles Rederived With Mars Climate Sounder Temperature Climatology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract We investigate CO2 ${\text{CO}}_{2}$ supersaturation in the Martian southern polar night using rederived vertical profiles from Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) radio occultation (RO) measurements. Supersaturation, which affects not only local condensation but also the polar and global atmospheric dynamics, occurs when temperatures fall below the ...
Katsuyuki Noguchi, Armin Kleinböhl, Sylvain Piqueux   +2 more
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Ozone Production by Electron Irradiation of Regolith Ice: Laboratory Study for the Icy Moons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract We irradiate fine‐grained regolith pure water ice in ultra high vacuum with 5keV $5\,\text{keV}$ and 10keV $10\,\text{keV}$ electrons to study the radiolysis of water ice. The ice regolith is designed to closely mimic the physical characteristics of the surfaces of the icy moons of the Solar System.
Lorenzo Obersnel, André Galli, Rico G. Fausch, Rafael Ottersberg, Peter Wurz   +4 more
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On the Possibility of Melting Water Ice During the Recent Past of Mars: Implications for the Formation of Gullies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, Volume 131, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The formation of gullies on Mars has often been attributed to the melting of (sub)surface water ice. However, melting‐based hypotheses generally overlook key processes: (a) sublimation cooling by latent heat absorption, (b) the non‐stability of ice where melting conditions can be reached, and (c) the particular microclimates of gullied slopes.
L. Lange, F. Forget
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