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Mars' magnetism, and its interaction with the solar wind : an integration of Mars Global Surveyor and Phobos Mission /

Given that the question of an internal magnetic field is of fundamental importance to the understanding of Mars' formation and thermal evolution, and of the evolution of Mars' atmosphere, surprisingly few of the many spacecraft sent to Mars were equipped with instrumentation for such inves...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Winterhalter, Daniel (Editor), Acuña, M. H. (Editor), Zakharov, Alexander (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, [2004]
Series:Space sciences series of ISSI ; v. 18.
Subjects:
Solar wind > Congresses.
Mars (Planet) > Atmosphere > Congresses.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Atmosphere.
Solar wind.
Mars (Planet)
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Given that the question of an internal magnetic field is of fundamental importance to the understanding of Mars' formation and thermal evolution, and of the evolution of Mars' atmosphere, surprisingly few of the many spacecraft sent to Mars were equipped with instrumentation for such investigations. Of the 9 or so orbiters that have successfully archived Mars orbit, even if for a short period of time, only two have returned useful data about the magnetic field and about the plasma environment near Mars: The Phobos 2 spacecraft, and more recently, Mars Global Surveyor (MGS).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 265 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780306486043
0306486040
ISSN:1385-7525 ;