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Observations at the planet Mercury by the plasma electron experiment - Mariner 10Two nightside encounters with Mercury's magnetosphere by Mariner 10 revealed bow shock and magnetosheath signatures in the plasma electron data that are entirely consistent with the geometry expected for an interaction between a planet-centered magnetic dipole and the solar wind. The geometrically determined distance between the planet's center and the solar wind stagnation point is 1.4 plus or minus 0.1 R sub M. Both diffuse and sharp shock crossings were observed on the two magnetosphere encounters.
Document ID
19770051674
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Ogilvie, K. W.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Scudder, J. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Vasyliunas, V. M.
(Max-Planck-Institut fuer Aeronomie Katlenburg, Germany)
Hartle, R. E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Planetary Atmospheres, Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Siscoe, G. L.
(California, University Los Angeles, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 82
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
77A34526
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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