Characteristics of proton velocity distribution functions in the near-lunar wake from Chandrayaan-1/SWIM observations

Due to the high absorption of solar wind plasma on the lunar dayside, a large scale wake structure is formed downstream of the Moon. However, recent in-situ observations have revealed the presence of protons in the near-lunar wake (100 km to 200 km from the surface). The solar wind, either directly...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2016-06, Vol.271, p.120-130
Hauptverfasser:	Dhanya, M.B., Bhardwaj, Anil, Futaana, Yoshifumi, Barabash, Stas, Alok, Abhinaw, Wieser, Martin, Holmström, Mats, Wurz, Peter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Indian spacecraft Magnetic fields Mathematical analysis Mathematical models Moon Populations Solar wind Solar wind velocity Velocity distribution Wakes
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