The Dayside Ionopause of Mars: Solar Wind Interaction, Pressure Balance, and Comparisons With Venus
The Dayside Ionopause of Mars: Solar Wind Interaction, Pressure Balance, and Comparisons With Venus
Abstract Due to the lower ionospheric thermal pressure and existence of the crustal magnetism at Mars, the Martian ionopause is expected to behave differently from the ionopause at Venus. We study the solar wind interaction and pressure balance at the ionopause of Mars using both in situ and remote sounding …