First Identification of Foreshock Plasma Populations at Mercury
Abstract
Observations of foreshock populations at Mercury are presented for the first time utilizing measurements from the Fast Imaging Plasma Spectrometer (FIPS) aboard MESSENGER, and plausible energization mechanisms are suggested and evaluated.
- Publication:
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Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet
- Pub Date:
- May 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018LPICo2047.6042G