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The effect of erosion on the solar wind stand-off distance at Mercury
- Source :
- Journal of Geophysical Research. 84
- Publication Year :
- 1979
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1979.
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Abstract
- Measurements of the effect of dayside magnetic reconnection on the position of the earth's forward magnetopause have been scaled to Mercury in order to predict the mean solar wind stand-off distance for average conditions of solar wind dynamic pressure. It is found that for a significant portion of the time Mercury's magnetopause will be eroded and/or compressed to within 0.2 Mercury radii of the planet's surface. Solar wind stand-off distances and solar wind dynamic pressures are also calculated for the two Mariner 10 encounters with Mercury's magnetosphere. Values of the solar wind stand-off distance range from 1.3 to 2.1 Mercury radii.
- Subjects :
- Solar Physics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 84
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- Journal of Geophysical Research
- Notes :
- NSF ATM-75-01431, , NGR-05-007-276
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19790052164
- Document Type :
- Report