Published February 1990
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Journal article
On the implications of an intrinsic magnetic field in early Mars
Description
It is shown that, the intrinsic magnetic field of early Mars was strong enough to deflect the solar wind and form a magnetosphere. The implications of such a magnetosphere earlier in Mars' history are discussed qualitatively from the point of view of atmospheric evolution. Escape of atmospheric constituents through the polar regions could contribute significantly to the atmospheric loss processes inferred from observations
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Journal Volume
- 17
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- Geophys. Res. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 113-115
- ISSN
- 0094-8276
- CODEN
- GPRLA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22014216
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INTERACTIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MARS PLANET; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES; PLANETARY MAGNETOSPHERES; SOLAR SYSTEM EVOLUTION; SOLAR WIND
- Descriptors DEC
- ATMOSPHERES; PLANETS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; STELLAR ACTIVITY; STELLAR WINDS