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Modelling a multi-spacecraft coronal mass ejection encounter with EUHFORIA
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140315 Bibcode: 2021A&A...652A..27A

Palmerio, E.; Temmer, M.; Poedts, S. +6 more

Context. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are a manifestation of the Sun's eruptive nature. They can have a great impact on Earth, but also on human activity in space and on the ground. Therefore, modelling their evolution as they propagate through interplanetary space is essential.
Aims: EUropean Heliospheric FORecasting Information Asset (EUHF…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO VenusExpress 30
The Venus Express observation of Venus' induced magnetosphere boundary at solar maximum
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141391 Bibcode: 2021A&A...652A.113X

Zhang, T. L.; Wang, X.; Rong, Z. J. +9 more

The Venusian plasma environment is divided into two distinct regions by the induced magnetosphere boundary (IMB): the domain of solar wind protons and the domain of local planetary ions. Previous studies on the identification of the IMB gave various IMB definitions. Here we study the well-structured Venusian IMB with a sudden magnetic field rotati…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
VenusExpress 10
Evidence for SO2 latitudinal variations below the clouds of Venus
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140837 Bibcode: 2021A&A...648L...8M

Bézard, B.; Marcq, E.; Amine, I. +1 more

Context. Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is highly variable above the clouds of Venus, yet no spatial or temporal variability below the clouds had been known until now.
Aims: In order to constrain Venus's atmospheric circulation and chemistry (including possible volcanic outgassing), more accurate SO2 measurements below the clouds…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
VenusExpress 10
Energetic ions in the Venusian system: Insights from the first Solar Orbiter flyby
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202140803 Bibcode: 2021A&A...656A...7A

Kulkarni, S. R.; Maksimovic, M.; Bale, S. D. +54 more

The Solar Orbiter flyby of Venus on 27 December 2020 allowed for an opportunity to measure the suprathermal to energetic ions in the Venusian system over a large range of radial distances to better understand the acceleration processes within the system and provide a characterization of galactic cosmic rays near the planet. Bursty suprathermal ion…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SolarOrbiter VenusExpress 9
Characterising atmospheric gravity waves on the nightside lower clouds of Venus: a systematic analysis
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202040193 Bibcode: 2021A&A...649A..34S

Lebonnois, S.; Machado, P.; Peralta, J. +3 more

We present the detection and characterisation of mesoscale waves on the lower clouds of Venus using images from the Visible Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer onboard the European Venus Express space mission and from the 2 µm camera (IR2) instrument onboard the Japanese space mission Akatsuki. We used image navigation and processing techn…

2021 Astronomy and Astrophysics
VenusExpress 4