Do intrinsic magnetic fields protect planetary atmospheres from stellar winds? lessons from ion measurements at Mars, Venus, and Earth
R Ramstad, S Barabash - Space Science Reviews, 2021 - Springer
The accumulation of detailed ion flux measurements from long-lived spacecraft orbiting the
solar system's terrestrial planets have enabled recent studies to estimate the rate of solar …
solar system's terrestrial planets have enabled recent studies to estimate the rate of solar …
Causality in heliophysics: magnetic fields as a bridge between the Sun's interior and the Earth's space environment
Our host star, the Sun, is a middle-aged main sequence G type star whose activity varies.
These variations are primarily governed by solar magnetic fields which are produced in the …
These variations are primarily governed by solar magnetic fields which are produced in the …
Exoplanet secondary atmosphere loss and revival
ES Kite, MN Barnett - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The next step on the path toward another Earth is to find atmospheres similar to those of
Earth and Venus—high–molecular-weight (secondary) atmospheres—on rocky exoplanets …
Earth and Venus—high–molecular-weight (secondary) atmospheres—on rocky exoplanets …
Stellar wind effects on the atmospheres of close-in giants: a possible reduction in escape instead of increased erosion
AA Vidotto, A Cleary - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The atmospheres of highly irradiated exoplanets are observed to undergo hydrodynamic
escape. However, due to strong pressures, stellar winds can confine planetary atmospheres …
escape. However, due to strong pressures, stellar winds can confine planetary atmospheres …
Numerical quantification of the wind properties of cool main sequence stars
JJ Chebly, JD Alvarado-Gómez… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
As a cool star evolves, it loses mass and angular momentum due to magnetized stellar
winds that affect its rotational evolution. This change has consequences that range from the …
winds that affect its rotational evolution. This change has consequences that range from the …
Paleomagnetic evidence for a long-lived, potentially reversing martian dynamo at~ 3.9 Ga
The 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite Allan Hills 84001 (ALH 84001) may preserve a magnetic
record of the extinct martian dynamo. However, previous paleomagnetic studies have …
record of the extinct martian dynamo. However, previous paleomagnetic studies have …
Astrobiological potential of rocks acquired by the Perseverance rover at a sedimentary fan front in Jezero crater, Mars
The Perseverance rover has collected seven oriented samples of sedimentary rocks, all
likely older than the oldest signs of widespread life on Earth, at the exposed base of the …
likely older than the oldest signs of widespread life on Earth, at the exposed base of the …
Weak magnetism of Martian impact basins may reflect cooling in a reversing dynamo
Understanding the longevity of Mars's dynamo is key to interpreting the planet's atmospheric
loss history and the properties of its deep interior. Satellite data showing magnetic lows …
loss history and the properties of its deep interior. Satellite data showing magnetic lows …
Did Mars Possess a Dense Atmosphere During the First Million Years?
It is not yet entirely clear whether Mars began as a warm and wet planet that evolved
towards the present-day cold and dry body or if it always was cold and dry with just some …
towards the present-day cold and dry body or if it always was cold and dry with just some …
Effects of an intrinsic magnetic field on ion loss from ancient Mars based on multispecies MHD simulations
R Sakata, K Seki, S Sakai, N Terada… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ion loss to space has played an important role in atmospheric escape and climate change
on Mars because of intense solar activity during a younger, more active phase of the Sun …
on Mars because of intense solar activity during a younger, more active phase of the Sun …