Observational evidence of ring current in the magnetosphere of Mercury

J.-T. Zhao; Q.-G. Zong; C. Yue; W.-J. Sun; H. Zhang; X.-Z. Zhou; G. Le; R. Rankin; J. A. Slavin; J. M. Raines; Y. Liu; Y. Wei

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28521-3

Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Observational evidence of ring current in the magnetosphere of Mercury

J.-T. Zhao,
Q.-G. Zong,
C. Yue,
W.-J. Sun,
H. Zhang,
X.-Z. Zhou,
G. Le,
R. Rankin,
J. A. Slavin,
J. M. Raines,
Y. Liu,
Y. Wei

Affiliations

J.-T. Zhao: Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology, Peking University
Q.-G. Zong: Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology, Peking University
C. Yue: Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology, Peking University
W.-J. Sun: Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
H. Zhang: Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
X.-Z. Zhou: Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology, Peking University
G. Le: ITM Laboratory, Heliophysics Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
R. Rankin: Department of Physics, University of Alberta
J. A. Slavin: Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
J. M. Raines: Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
Y. Liu: Institute of Space Physics and Applied Technology, Peking University
Y. Wei: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28521-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Ring currents have been observed in the magnetospheres of Earth, Jupiter, and Saturn. Here, the authors show observational evidence of Mercury’s ring current that is bifurcated because of the dayside off-equatorial magnetic minima.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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