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Contribution of Surface Magnetic Recordings to Planetary ExplorationThe transient variations of the magnetic field at the surface of a planet has a primary external source, the interaction between the environment of the planet and solar radiation, and a secondary source, the electric currents induced in the conductive planet. The continuous recording of the time variations of the magnetic fields at the surface of Mars by means of three component magnetometers installed onboard landers would therefor allow the study of both the internal structure of Mars and the dynamic of its ionized environment.
Document ID
20060035980
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Menville, Michel
Kuhnke, Falko
Musman, Gunter
Tsurutani, Bruce
Karczewski, Jean Krans
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
magnetic field solar radiation Mars

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