On the origins of magnetic flux ropes in near‐Mars magnetotail current sheets
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl073754
Abstract: We analyze Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) observations of magnetic flux ropes embedded in Martian magnetotail current sheets, in order to evaluate the role of magnetotail reconnection in their generations. We conduct a minimum… read more here.
Keywords: flux ropes; current sheets; magnetotail current; flux ... See more keywords
Configuration of the Earth’s Magnetotail Current Sheet
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl092153
Abstract: The spatial scale and intensity of Earth’s magnetotail current sheet determine the magnetotail configuration, which is critical to one of the most energetically powerful phenomena in the Earth’s magnetosphere, substorms. In the absence of statistical… read more here.
Keywords: earth magnetotail; current sheet; magnetotail current; current sheets ... See more keywords
Wave Heating of Magnetotail Current Sheet Electrons at Mars
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DOI: 10.1029/2025gl118168
Abstract: The Martian magnetotail current sheet serves as a critical pathway for ionospheric ion escape. Contrary to the conventional view that external magnetic pressure is balanced mainly by internal ion thermal pressure, we present novel observations… read more here.
Keywords: sheet; current sheet; wave heating; magnetotail current ... See more keywords