Open AccessThe Accidental Particle Accelerator Orbiting Mars
Author(s) -
Mark von Zastrow
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo119105
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , astrobiology , accidental , particle (ecology) , aerospace engineering , physics , environmental science , aeronautics , geology , engineering , oceanography , acoustics
The radar aboard the Mars Express spacecraft can generate ion beams arcing through space above the planet, which could lead to a new way of studying the plasma surrounding it.