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@article{Steckiewicz:2017:10.1002/2016JA023205,
author = {Steckiewicz, M and Garnier, P and André, N and Mitchell, DL and Andersson, L and Penou, E and Beth, A and Fedorov, A and Sauvaud, J-A and Mazelle, C and Brain, DA and Espley, JR and McFadden, J and Halekas, JS and Larson, DE and Lillis, RJ and Luhmann, JG and Soobiah, Y and Jakosky, BM},
doi = {10.1002/2016JA023205},
journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics},
pages = {857--873},
title = {Comparative study of the Martian suprathermal electron depletions based on Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN missions observations},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JA023205},
volume = {122},
year = {2017}
}
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AB - Nightside suprathermal electron depletions have been observed at Mars by three spacecraft to date: Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission. This spatial and temporal diversity of measurements allows us to propose here a comprehensive view of the Martian electron depletions through the first multispacecraft study of the phenomenon. We have analyzed data recorded by the three spacecraft from 1999 to 2015 in order to better understand the distribution of the electron depletions and their creation mechanisms. Three simple criteria adapted to each mission have been implemented to identify more than 134,500 electron depletions observed between 125 and 900 km altitude. The geographical distribution maps of the electron depletions detected by the three spacecraft confirm the strong link existing between electron depletions and crustal magnetic field at altitudes greater than ~170 km. At these altitudes, the distribution of electron depletions is strongly different in the two hemispheres, with a far greater chance to observe an electron depletion in the Southern Hemisphere, where the strongest crustal magnetic sources are located. However, the unique MAVEN observations reveal that below a transition region near 160–170 km altitude the distribution of electron depletions is the same in both hemispheres, with no particular dependence on crustal magnetic fields. This result supports the suggestion made by previous studies that these low-altitudes events are produced through electron absorption by atmospheric CO2.
AU - Steckiewicz,M
AU - Garnier,P
AU - André,N
AU - Mitchell,DL
AU - Andersson,L
AU - Penou,E
AU - Beth,A
AU - Fedorov,A
AU - Sauvaud,J-A
AU - Mazelle,C
AU - Brain,DA
AU - Espley,JR
AU - McFadden,J
AU - Halekas,JS
AU - Larson,DE
AU - Lillis,RJ
AU - Luhmann,JG
AU - Soobiah,Y
AU - Jakosky,BM
DO - 10.1002/2016JA023205
EP - 873
PY - 2017///
SN - 2169-9402
SP - 857
TI - Comparative study of the Martian suprathermal electron depletions based on Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN missions observations
T2 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JA023205
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/43684
VL - 122
ER -