Essays about: "bow shock"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words bow shock.
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1. Ion and ENA precipitation onto the upper atmosphere of Venus : Estimate of precipitation maps using data from a hybrid model
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Venus does not have a strong intrinsic magnetic field as the Earth, and its magnetosphere is induced by the interaction of the solar wind with the ionosphere. The near-Venus space environment is characterized by the presence of a bow shock and of an induced magnetic boundary linked to the interplanetary magnetic field orientation. READ MORE
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2. Possible Bow Shock Current Closure to Earth's High Latitude Ionosphere on Open Field Lines
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysikAbstract : The bow shock is formed due to the abrupt deceleration of the supersonic solar wind in front of the terrestrial magnetic field. The solar wind plasma and the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) are both compressed across the shock, and according to Ampère's law a current thus flows on the bow shock at all times. READ MORE
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3. Comprehensive Venus boundaries model : Empirical dependency of boundaries on the upstream conditions
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Since Venus is an unmagnetized planet, it doesn’t interact with the solar wind in the same way as planets with an intrinsic magnetic field do. Due to its conductive ionosphere, however, it still possesses an induced magnetosphere. READ MORE
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4. The connection between the bow shock at Mercury and the interplanetary magnetic field
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : As the solar wind reaches Mercury it interacts with the planet’s magnetic field slowing down, forming a bow shock in front of the planet and diverting the flow around it. Along with the solar wind comes the interplanetary magnetic field, an extension of the sun’s magnetic field. READ MORE
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5. Moon plasma environment and its implications for lunar space missions
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/RymdteknikAbstract : This study investigates the lunar plasma environment and its implications for the safety and success of future crewed missions to the Moon. The Moon’splasma environment, formed by the solar wind, galactic cosmic rays and solar flare particles, presents potential hazards to human life and property. READ MORE