Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission

Acuña, M. H.; Connerney, J. E. P.; Wasilewski, P.; Lin, R. P.; Anderson, K. A.; Carlson, C. W.; McFadden, J.; Curtis, D. W.; Mitchell, D.; Reme, H.; Mazelle, C.; Sauvaud, J. A.; d'Uston, C.; Cros, A.; Medale, J. L.; Bauer, S. J.; Cloutier, P.; Mayhew, M.; Winterhalter, D.; Ness, N. F.

doi:10.1126/science.279.5357.1676

Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission

The magnetometer and electron reflectometer investigation (MAG/ER) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft has obtained magnetic field and plasma observations throughout the near-Mars environment, from beyond the influence of Mars to just above the surface (at an altitude of ∼100 kilometers). The …