Positions and shapes of the Martian plasma boundaries revisited after Phobos 2 and Mars Global Surveyor observations

TROTIGNON, J. G.; MAZELLE, C.; BERTUCCI, C.; ACUNA, M.

Congreso; 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly; 2006

For the purpose of producing updated models of the locations and shapes of both the bow shock and the magnetic pile-up boundary MPB of Mars curve fitting techniques have been applied to the observations of these plasma boundaries by Phobos 2 and Mars Global Surveyor MGS The boundary locations used in this study have mainly been identified from the Phobos 2 plasma wave system and the MGS MAG ER experiment data a huge amount of 700 shock 127 for Phobos 2 and 573 for MGS and 901 MPB 41 for Phobos 2 and 860 for MGS locations have thus been produced for the first time.