Solar wind interaction with comets - Lessons from VenusData on the solar wind interaction with Venus are examined for the purpose of comparison with similar processes that may occur in comets. Attention is given to bow shock, magnetosheath, ionopause, ionosphere, and magnetotail of Venus. These features are compared with, respectively, the bow shock, magnetosheath, contact surface, coma, and plasma tail of a comet. It is concluded that observations of the solar wind interaction with Venus should provide new insight into the solar wind interaction with comets.
Document ID
19830032180
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Russell, C. T. (California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Luhmann, J. G. (California Univ. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Elphic, R. C. (California, University Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Neugebauer, M. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)