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The Evolution of Hot Flow Anomalies in Martian Space Environment

Geophysical Research Letters
Hot Flow Anomalies (HFAs) are transient foreshock structures generated by solar wind discontinuity‐bow shock interactions, with their evolution only confirmed near Earth.
Heying Wang, Mingyu Wu, Yangjun Chen, Qi Lv, Guoqiang Wang, Sudong Xiao, Peng E, Aimin Du, Ding Yuan, Tielong Zhang   +9 more
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Preliminary Estimations of Mars Atmospheric and Ionospheric Profiles from Tianwen-1 Radio Occultation One-Way, Two-Way, and Three-Way Observations

Remote Sensing, 2023
The radio occultation method, one of the methods used to provide planetary atmospheric profiles with high vertical resolution, was applied to China’s first Mars mission, Tianwen-1.
Min Liu, Lue Chen, Nianchuan Jian, Peng Guo, Jing Kong, Mei Wang, Qianqian Han, Jinsong Ping, Mengjie Wu   +8 more
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Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections and Stream Interaction Regions Observed by Tianwen-1 and MAVEN at Mars

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2023
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft is China's first Mars exploration mission. The Mars Orbiter Magnetometer (MOMAG) is a scientific instrument on board the Tianwen-1 mission that is designed to study magnetic fields at Mars, including the solar wind to the ...
Yutian Chi, Chenglong Shen, Long Cheng, Bingkun Yu, Bin Miao, Yuming Wang, Tielong Zhang, Zhuxuan Zou, Mengjiao Xu, Zonghao Pan, Zhenpeng Su, Jingnan Guo, Dongwei Mao, Zhihui Zhong, Zhiyong Zhang, Junyan Liu, Can Wang, Zhiyong Wu, Guoqiang Wang, Sudong Xiao, Kai Liu, Xinjun Hao, Yiren Li, Manming Chen, Yang Du   +24 more
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Martian Bow Shock Oscillations Driven by Solar Wind Variations: Simultaneous Observations From Tianwen‐1 and MAVEN

Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
The Martian bow shock stands as the first defense against the solar wind and shapes the Martian magnetosphere. Previous studies showed the correlation between the Martian bow shock location and solar wind parameters.
Long Cheng, Robert Lillis, Yuming Wang, Anna Mittelholz, Shaosui Xu, David L. Mitchell, Catherine Johnson, Zhenpeng Su, Jasper S. Halekas, Benoit Langlais, Tielong Zhang, Guoqiang Wang, Sudong Xiao, Zhuxuan Zou, Zhiyong Wu, Yutian Chi, Zonghao Pan, Kai Liu, Xinjun Hao, Yiren Li, Manming Chen, Jared Espley, Frank Eparvier, Shannon Curry   +23 more
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Trim Flap System Design for Improving Ballistic-Lifting Entry Performance of the Tianwen-1 Mars Probe

Aerospace, 2022
The trim flap is an aerodynamic control surface capable of allowing Mars entry vehicles to improve landing performance during the most dangerous entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
Xinli Li, Yansong Li, Dayong Hu, Wei Rao, Yufeng Qi, Qiang Yang, Gang Wang   +6 more
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The Tianwen-1 Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Mars Entry, Descent, and Landing

Space: Science & Technology, 2021
Tianwen-1, the first mission of China’s planetary exploration program, accomplished its goals of orbiting, landing, and roving on the Mars. The entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase directly determines the success of the entire mission, of which the ...
Xiangyu Huang, Maodeng Li, Xiaolei Wang, Jinchang Hu, Yu Zhao, Minwen Guo, Chao Xu, Wangwang Liu, Yunpeng Wang, Ce Hao, Lijia Xu   +10 more
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Overview of the Mars climate station for Tianwen-1 mission

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2020
The background and scientific objectives of the Mars Climate Station (MCS) for Tianwen-1 are introduced, accompanied by a comparative review of the status of related meteorological observation missions and of advanced sensing technologies.
YongQing Peng, LeiBo Zhang, ZhiGuo Cai, ZhaoGang Wang, HaiLong Jiao, DongLi Wang, XianTao Yang, LianGuo Wang, Xu Tan, Feng Wang, Jing Fang, ZhouLu Sun, HongLiang Feng, XiaoRui Huang, Yan Zhu, Ming Chen, LiangHai Li, YanHua Li   +17 more
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Flight Experiment Validation of Altitude Measurement Performance of MOSIR on Tianwen-1 Orbiter

Remote Sensing, 2021
The MOSIR (Mars Orbiter Subsurface Investigation Radar) is one of the scientific payloads carried by the Tianwen-1 orbiter. MOSIR conducted a ground experiment in the desert near Dengkou County, northern China, before the launch of the Tianwen-1 ...
Tiansheng Hong, Yan Su, Mingyi Fan, Shun Dai, Peng Lv, Chunyu Ding, Zongyu Zhang, Ruigang Wang, Chendi Liu, Wei Du, Shuning Liu, Chunlai Li   +11 more
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Tianwen-1 MINPA observations in the solar wind

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2022
The Mars Ion and Neutral Particle Analyzer (MINPA) is one of the three scientific instruments onboard the Tianwen-1 orbiter to investigate the Martian space environment.
AiBing Zhang, LingGao Kong, WenYa Li, Lei Li, BinBin Tang, ZhaoJin Rong, Yong Wei, JiJie Ma, YiTeng Zhang, LiangHai Xie, YuXian Wang, JianSen He, Bin Liu, WenJing Wang, Bin Su, JiaWei Li, Xu Tan, Fang Wang, TaiFeng Jin, FuHao Qiao, Peter Wurz, Yan Zhu, YunFei Bai, YiRen Li, XinBo Zhu, YueQiang Sun, YongLiao Zou, Chi Wang   +27 more
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Analysis and Verification of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Tianwen-1 Mars Parachute

Space: Science & Technology, 2022
The Mars parachute flight environment is supersonic, low-density, and low dynamic pressures. To ensure the operating performance and reliability, the design optimization and verification of the Tianwen-1 Mars parachute have been carried out.
Mingxing Huang, Wenqiang Wang, Jian Li
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