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Magnetic measurements of the solar wind interaction with the moonThe magnetic signature of the interaction between the moon and the solar wind (as observed by the Apollo 15 subsatellite) is an enhanced field directly behind the moon, bounded on either side by two dips in the field strength. On occasion, compressions of the field strength are observed external to either one or sometimes both of these dips. Theories of the interaction postulate either that these compressions are a general feature of the solar wind-moon interaction modulated by changes in the solar wind parameters or that they are associated with the appearance of specific lunar regions at the limbs. The measurements of the lunar magnetic field with the Apollo 15 and 16 subsatellites, the mapping of projected source positions of limb compressions onto the lunar surface, and the study of the persistence of limb compressions supports the hypothesis that limb compressions are formed when regions of high magnetization are at the lunar limbs.
Document ID
19740034914
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Lichtenstein, B. R.
Coleman, P. J., Jr.
Russell, C. T.
(California, University Los Angeles, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Meeting Information
Meeting: ESLAB Symposium
Location: Noordwijk
Country: Netherlands
Start Date: September 26, 1972
End Date: September 29, 1972
Accession Number
74A17664
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-12236
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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