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Large-scale Plasma Vortex in the Magnetotail of Venus

Chai, Lihui; Guo, Mengdan; Tang, Xiaozhun

Using the observations by the Analyzer of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms on Venus (ASPERA-4) onboard Venus Express, Previous studies found A large-scale plasma vortices of solar wind hydrogen ions (H⁺) and Venus ionospheric oxygen ions (O⁺) in the magnetotail of Venus. The vortex is counterclockwise when viewed from the ta…