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Magnetic Reconnection in the Martian Magnetotail: Occurrence Rate and Impact on Ion Loss

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
The current sheet is crucial in releasing magnetic free energy in cosmic plasmas via fast magnetic reconnection or wave excitation. This research investigates the characteristics of the Martian tail current sheet by analyzing data acquired from the Mars ...
Lei Wang, Can Huang, Aimin Du, Yasong Ge, Guo Chen, Jinqiao Fan, Jipeng Qin   +6 more
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A Highway for Atmospheric Ion Escape from Earth during the Impact of an Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejection

Astrophysical Journal, 2022
A single satellite hardly measures the overall ion escape rate from a planet. Therefore, the question concerning the long-term atmospheric evolution of whether a planetary magnetic field protects its atmosphere or aggravates atmospheric loss remains ...
Hui Zhang, S. Fu, S. Fu, J. Zhong, B. Ni, Yong Wei, Z. Pu, Yiding Chen, Y. Ge, Q. Zong, L. Xie, Libo Liu   +11 more
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Influence of the Martian crustal magnetic fields on the Mars-solar wind interaction and plasma transport

Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2023
The plasma transport process is important for the ionosphere of Mars, which controls the structure of the ionosphere above an altitude of 200 km. Plasma transport from the dayside ionosphere is crucial for producing the nightside ionosphere on Mars.
Guokan Li, Haoyu Lu, Haoyu Lu, Yun Li, Yun Li, Yihui Song, Jinbin Cao, Jinbin Cao, Shibang Li   +8 more
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Quantifying the Key Factors Affecting the Escape of Planetary Atmospheres

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
The habitability of Earth-like planets is an increasingly important subject in astrophysics and in planetary sciences. Atmospheric escape plays a vital role in the evolution of the habitability of Earth-like planets.
J. Luo, H.-Q. He, G.-S. Tong, Jiao Li
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Heavy Ion Escape From Martian Wake Enhanced by Magnetic Reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 2021
Mars is a dry planet with a history of a warm and wet environment. Hydrogen and oxygen continuously escape from the unmagnetized planet. Although the heavy ion escape rate in the wake region is low due to Mars' obstruction, there are reports of events ...
Lei Wang, Can Huang, Y. Ge, A. Du, Rongsheng Wang, Tielong Zhang, Guo Chen, Jinqiao Fan   +7 more
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Martian Proton Aurora Brightening Reveals Atmospheric Ion Loss Intensifying

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
The Martian proton aurora is a distinct aurora phenomenon resulting from the direct deposition of solar wind energy into Mars' dayside atmosphere. What solar wind parameters influence the aurora activity in the short term is yet unknown, as are the ...
Fei He, Kai Fan, Andréa Hughes, Yong Wei, Jun Cui, Nicholas Schneider, Markus Fraenz, Zhonghua Yao, Zhaojin Rong, Lihui Chai, Limei Yan, Shi‐Qi Wu, Xiao‐Xin Zhang   +12 more
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MAVEN‐STATIC Observations of Ion Temperature and Initial Ion Acceleration in the Martian Ionosphere

Geophysical Research Letters, 2022
Though ion escape to space is an important mechanism for atmospheric loss at Mars, the processes that accelerate ions to escape velocity have not been fully identified and quantified.
K. G. Hanley, C. M. Fowler, J. P. McFadden, D. L. Mitchell, S. Curry   +4 more
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Two Types of Martian Magnetotail Current Sheets: MAVEN Observations of Ion Composition

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
Using measurements from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN mission, we investigate the densities of H+ (nH+), O+ (nO+), and O2+ (no2+), respectively, in the Martian magnetotail current sheet.
X. Z. Li, Z. J. Rong, M. Fraenz, C. Zhang, L. Klinger, Z. Shi, J. W. Gao, M. W. Dunlop, Y. Wei   +8 more
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Constituting We the People [PDF]

, 1997
We study roles of the thermosphere and exosphere on the Martian ionospheric structure and ion escape rates in the process of the solar wind-Mars interaction.
Acuña, Arkani-Hamed, Bird, Bougher, Bougher, Bougher, Bougher, Bougher, Brain, Brecht, Cravens, Cravens, Curry, Curry, Curry, Curry, Curry, Deng, DiBraccio, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Dong, Egan, Fang, Fang, Fang, Fang, Fox, Glocer, Halekas, Harnett, Hassler, Huang, Ip, Jakosky, Jakosky, Johnson, Kharchenko, Kim, Leblanc, Leblanc, Lee, Lee, Liemohn, Liemohn, Lillis, Lingam, Luhmann, Luhmann, Luhmann, Lundin, Ma, Ma, Ma, Mansfield, Modolo, Nagy, Najib, Powell, Ramstad, Ridley, Riousset, Riousset, Rubin, Schunk, Smith, Tenishev, Tenishev, Tóth, Valeille, Valeille, Wallis, Withers, Xu   +79 more
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Planetary magnetic field control of ion escape from weakly magnetized planets [PDF]

Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2019
Intrinsic magnetic fields have long been thought to shield planets from atmospheric erosion via stellar winds; however, the influence of the plasma environment on atmospheric escape is complex.
H. Egan, R. Jarvinen, Yingjuan Ma, D. Brain   +3 more
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