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Interplanetary Shock Candidates Observed at Venus's Orbit

Wang, Yuming; Shen, Chenglong; Xu, Mengjiao +2 more

The measurements from the Venus Express spacecraft are analyzed for the basic properties of fast forward interplanetary shocks at Venus's orbit (∼0.72 au). A total of 143 fast forward interplanetary shock candidates during 2006-2014 are identified. The shock angle Θ_Bn, defined as the angle between the shock normal and the upstream magne…

Spatially Highly Resolved Solar-wind-induced Magnetic Field on Venus

He, Maosheng; Vogt, Joachim; Zhang, Tielong +2 more

The current work investigates the Venusian solar-wind-induced magnetosphere at a high spatial resolution using all Venus Express (VEX) magnetic observations through an unbiased statistical method. We first evaluate the predictability of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) during VEX's Venusian magnetospheric transits and then map the induced f…