The Day the Solar Wind Disappeared at Mars

被引：8

作者：

Halekas, J. S. ^{[1
]}

Shaver, S. ^{[2
]}

Azari, A. R. ^{[3
]}

Fowler, C. M. ^{[4
]}

Ma, Y. ^{[5
]}

Xu, S. ^{[3
]}

Andersson, L. ^{[2
]}

Bertucci, C. ^{[6
]}

Curry, S. M. ^{[3
]}

Dong, C. ^{[7
]}

Dong, Y. ^{[2
]}

Fang, X. ^{[2
]}

Garnier, P. ^{[8
]}

Hanley, K. G. ^{[3
]}

Hara, T. ^{[3
]}

Howard, S. K. ^{[9
,10
]}

Hughes, A. ^{[9
]}

Lillis, R. J. ^{[3
]}

Lee, C. O. ^{[3
]}

Luhmann, J. G. ^{[3
]}

Madanian, H. ^{[2
]}

Marquette, M. ^{[3
]}

Mazelle, C. ^{[8
]}

McFadden, J. P. ^{[3
]}

Meziane, K. ^{[11
]}

Mitchell, D. L. ^{[3
]}

Rahmati, A. ^{[3
]}

Reed, W. ^{[2
]}

Romanelli, N. ^{[9
,12
]}

Schnepf, N. R. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Iowa, Dept Phys & Astron, Iowa City, IA 52245 USA

[2] Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO USA

[3] Univ Calif Berkeley, Space Sci Lab, Berkeley, CA USA

[4] West Virginia Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Morgantown, WV USA

[5] UCLA, Dept Earth Planetary & Space Sci, Los Angeles, CA USA

[6] UBA CONICET, IAFE, Buenos Aires, Argentina

[7] Boston Univ, Dept Astron, Boston, MA USA

[8] Univ Toulouse, UPS, CNRS, CNES,IRAP, Toulouse, France

[9] NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA

[10] Howard Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Washington, DC USA

[11] Univ New Brunswick, Phys Dept, Fredericton, NB, Canada

[12] Univ Maryland, Dept Astron, College Pk, MD USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS | 2023年 / 128卷 / 12期

基金：

美国国家航空航天局;

关键词：

Mars; magnetosphere; solar wind; space weather; ION COMPOSITION BOUNDARY; BOW SHOCK ENCOUNTERS; PILE-UP BOUNDARY; MAGNETIC-FIELD; GLOBAL-SURVEYOR; UNUSUAL LOCATIONS; PLASMA; VENUS; MAGNETOSHEATH; VARIABILITY;

D O I：

10.1029/2023JA031935

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

In December 2022, an extremely low-density solar wind stream encountered first the Earth and then Mars, shortly after the radial alignment of the two planets (i.e., Mars opposition). As the low-density stream passed Mars, the properties of the Mars-solar wind interaction changed dramatically in response to the low solar wind Alfvenic Mach number and dynamic pressure. The Martian magnetosphere and its boundaries expanded by thousands of kilometers, extending outside of the nominal average bow shock location. The low upstream Mach number resulted in a low ratio of plasma to magnetic field pressure in the magnetosheath, allowing the formation of a very high but stable ion temperature anisotropy, together with a very low level of electromagnetic instabilities. Meanwhile, the decrease in solar wind dynamic pressure caused the Martian upper ionosphere at the terminator to transition from a magnetized state to an unmagnetized state. This event provides an opportunity to study a unique end-member state of the Mars-solar wind interaction. The solar wind consists of a supersonic flow of hot ionized gas (plasma) from the Sun that flows outward through the solar system. The solar wind interacts with planetary atmospheres and magnetic fields, which form shielded regions known as magnetospheres. The characteristics of the solar wind, including its density and speed, vary over a wide range. The shape, extent, and physical characteristics of planetary magnetospheres in turn respond to these changes in the solar wind. In this work, we study the response of the Martian magnetosphere to an extremely low-density solar wind stream. During the passage of this stream, the Martian magnetosphere expanded by thousands of kilometers, and its physical characteristics changed dramatically. This event reveals a unique outlier state for the Mars-solar wind interaction. An extremely low-density solar wind stream encountered the Earth and Mars just after Mars opposition in December 2022The Martian magnetosheath developed very unusual properties, with a low level of plasma instabilities and a high ion anisotropyThe Martian magnetosphere and its boundaries expanded by thousands of km, extending outside of the location of the nominal bow shock

引用

页数：14

共 50 条

[31] Pickup Ions Measured near Mars: General Implications for the Planet of its Interaction with the Solar Wind
McKenna-Lawlor, Susan
PICKUP IONS THROUGHOUT THE HELIOSPHERE AND BEYOND, 2010, 1302 : 243 - 249
[32] Rosetta and Mars Express observations of the influence of high solar wind pressure on the Martian plasma environment
Edberg, N. J. T.
Auster, U.
Barabash, S.
Boesswetter, A.
Brain, D. A.
Burch, J. L.
Carr, C. M.
Cowley, S. W. H.
Cupido, E.
Duru, F.
Eriksson, A. I.
Fraenz, M.
Glassmeier, K. -H.
Goldstein, R.
Lester, M.
Lundin, R.
Modolo, R.
Nilsson, H.
Richter, I.
Samara, M.
Trotignon, J. G.
ANNALES GEOPHYSICAE, 2009, 27 (12) : 4533 - 4545
[33] Upstream proton cyclotron waves at Mars during the passage of solar wind stream interaction regions
Zhao, Dan
Guo, Jianpeng
Lin, Haibo
Meng, Weiduo
He, Linxia
Chen, Yan
Wei, Yong
Liu, Libo
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2023, 674
[34] The solar wind plasma upstream of Mars observed by Tianwen-1: Comparison with Mars Express and MAVEN
Fan, Kai
Yan, Limei
Wei, Yong
Zhang, Aibing
Kong, Linggao
Franz, Markus
He, Fei
Chai, Lihui
Yuan, Chongjing
Wang, Yuqi
Zhong, Jun
Rong, Zhaojin
Yao, Zhonghua
Pan, Yongxin
Cui, Jun
He, Jiansen
Li, Wenya
Tang, Binbin
Wang, Chi
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES, 2022, 65 (04) : 759 - 768
[35] The influence of crustal magnetism on the solar wind interaction with Mars: recent observations
Crider, DH
PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES, IONOSPHERES AND PLASMA INTERACTIONS, 2004, 33 (02): : 152 - 160
[36] The solar wind plasma upstream of Mars observed by Tianwen-1: Comparison with Mars Express and MAVEN
Kai Fan
Limei Yan
Yong Wei
Aibing Zhang
Linggao Kong
Markus Fränz
Fei He
Lihui Chai
Chongjing Yuan
Yuqi Wang
Jun Zhong
Zhaojin Rong
Zhonghua Yao
Yongxin Pan
Jun Cui
Jiansen He
Wenya Li
Binbin Tang
Chi Wang
Science China Earth Sciences, 2022, 65 : 759 - 768
[37] Pumping out the atmosphere of Mars through solar wind pressure pulses
Edberg, N. J. T.
Nilsson, H.
Williams, A. O.
Lester, M.
Milan, S. E.
Cowley, S. W. H.
Franz, M.
Barabash, S.
Futaana, Y.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 2010, 37
[38] The Impact and Solar Wind Proxy of the 2017 September ICME Event at Mars
Ma, Yingjuan
Fang, Xiaohua
Halekas, Jasper S.
Xu, Shaosui
Russell, Christopher T.
Luhmann, Janet G.
Nagy, Andrew F.
Toth, Gabor
Lee, Christina O.
Dong, Chuanfei
Espley, Jared R.
McFadden, James P.
Mitchell, David L.
Jakosky, Bruce M.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 2018, 45 (15) : 7248 - 7256
[39] Solar wind dynamic pressure enhancements in upstream region near Mars
Zhao, Dan
Guo, Jianpeng
Hong, Yichun
Meng, Weiduo
Huang, Hui
Lin, Haibo
Wang, Xianghan
Chen, Yan
He, Linxia
Wei, Yong
Liu, Libo
ICARUS, 2023, 406
[40] Atmospheric Escape From Earth and Mars: Response to Solar and Solar Wind Drivers of Oxygen Escape
Peterson, W. K.
Brain, D. A.
Schnepf, N. R.
Dong, Y.
Chamberlin, P.
Yau, A. W.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 2024, 51 (13)

← 1 2 3 4 5 →