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Detection of Zwan-Wolf effect in the ionosphere of Mars - Nature Communications

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At planets that possess strong dipole magnetic fields, charged particles can be squeezed along magnetic fields helping to deflect the solar wind flow about the planet. Here, the authors show this effect occurring in the ionosphere of Mars, a planet without a strong dipole magnetic field.

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Mars reveals first Zwan-Wolf effect deep in its atmosphere during a solar storm
Phys.org Willow Reed

In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected—observations of an atmospheric effect never before seen in the Red Planet's atmosphere. Using instruments aboard NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission, scientists identified a phenomenon known to occur in Earth's magnetosphere, where charged particles are squeezed like toothpaste coming out of a tube along magnetic structures called flux tubes.

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NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars - NASA Science
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In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric effect never before seen in

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