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Interaction of Space Weather Phenomena with Mars Plasma Environment During Solar Minimum 23/24

Fedorov, A.; Nilsson, H.; Sánchez-Cano, B. +5 more

We study the interaction of three solar wind (SW) structures, two stream interaction regions, and one interplanetary coronal mass ejection, with Mars' plasma environment during November 20-27, 2007. This period corresponds to the solar minimum between the solar cycles 23 and 24 which was characterized by very low values of the SW density and dynam…

The Vertical Extent of Enhanced Densities in Cusp Like Regions of the Ionosphere of Mars

Kopf, A. J.; Withers, P.; Golden-Marx, E.

Unusually large values of peak electron density in the ionosphere of Mars are occasionally observed in cusp like regions of crustal magnetic field. These features are observed as atypical examples of oblique echoes in ionograms. However, the vertical extent over which electron density values are enhanced has not yet been determined. Furthermore, t…