Strong influence of lunar crustal fields on the solar wind flow

Strong influence of lunar crustal fields on the solar wind flow

We discuss the influence of lunar magnetic anomalies on the solar wind and on the lunar surface, based on maps of solar wind proton fluxes deflected by the magnetic anomalies. The maps are produced using data from the Solar WInd Monitor (SWIM) onboard the Chandrayaan‐1 spacecraft. We find a high def...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters 2011-02, Vol.38 (3), p.np-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Lue, Charles, Futaana, Yoshifumi, Barabash, Stas, Wieser, Martin, Holmström, Mats, Bhardwaj, Anil, Dhanya, M. B., Wurz, Peter
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Atmospheric sciences
Deflection
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Electric potential
Exact sciences and technology
Indian spacecraft
Lunar surface
Magnetic anomalies
magnetic anomaly
Magnetism
Marine
mini-magnetosphere
Monitors
Moon
Obstacles
Planetology
Planets
Plasma physics
Rymdteknik
Solar wind
Space
Space Technology
Spacecraft
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Zusammenfassung:We discuss the influence of lunar magnetic anomalies on the solar wind and on the lunar surface, based on maps of solar wind proton fluxes deflected by the magnetic anomalies. The maps are produced using data from the Solar WInd Monitor (SWIM) onboard the Chandrayaan‐1 spacecraft. We find a high deflection efficiency (average ∼10%, locally ∼50%) over the large‐scale (>1000 km) regions of magnetic anomalies. Deflections are also detected over weak (
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2010GL046215