The Astrophysical Journal Letters (Jan 2023)
The Dynamic Evolution of Multipoint Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections Observed with BepiColombo, Tianwen-1, and MAVEN
- Yutian Chi,
- Chenglong Shen,
- Junyan Liu,
- Zhihui Zhong,
- Mathew Owens,
- Christopher Scott,
- Luke Barnard,
- Bingkun Yu,
- Daniel Heyner,
- Hans-Ulrich Auster,
- Ingo Richter,
- Yuming Wang,
- Tielong Zhang,
- Jingnan Guo,
- Beatriz Sánchez-Cano,
- Zonghao Pan,
- Zhuxuan Zou,
- Mengjiao Xu,
- Long Cheng,
- Zhenpeng Su,
- Dongwei Mao,
- Zhiyong Zhang,
- Can Wang,
- Zhiyong Wu,
- Guoqiang Wang,
- Sudong Xiao,
- Kai Liu,
- Xinjun Hao,
- Yiren Li,
- Manming Chen,
- Mike Lockwood
Affiliations
- Yutian Chi
- ORCiD
- Institute of Deep Space Sciences , Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
- Chenglong Shen
- ORCiD
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Junyan Liu
- ORCiD
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Zhihui Zhong
- ORCiD
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Mathew Owens
- ORCiD
- Department of Meteorology, University of Reading , Berkshire, UK
- Christopher Scott
- ORCiD
- Department of Meteorology, University of Reading , Berkshire, UK
- Luke Barnard
- ORCiD
- Department of Meteorology, University of Reading , Berkshire, UK
- Bingkun Yu
- ORCiD
- Institute of Deep Space Sciences , Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
- Daniel Heyner
- Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig , Braunschweig, Germany
- Hans-Ulrich Auster
- Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig , Braunschweig, Germany
- Ingo Richter
- ORCiD
- Institut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig , Braunschweig, Germany
- Yuming Wang
- ORCiD
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China; Anhui Mengcheng Geophysics National Observation and Research Station, University of Science and Technology of China , Mengcheng, Anhui, People's Republic of China
- Tielong Zhang
- CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China; Space Research Institute , Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria
- Jingnan Guo
- ORCiD
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Beatriz Sánchez-Cano
- ORCiD
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester , Leicester, UK
- Zonghao Pan
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Zhuxuan Zou
- ORCiD
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Mengjiao Xu
- ORCiD
- Institute of Deep Space Sciences , Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
- Long Cheng
- ORCiD
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Zhenpeng Su
- ORCiD
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Dongwei Mao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Zhiyong Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Can Wang
- ORCiD
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Zhiyong Wu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Guoqiang Wang
- ORCiD
- Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology , Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- Sudong Xiao
- Institute of Space Science and Applied Technology , Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
- Kai Liu
- ORCiD
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Xinjun Hao
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Yiren Li
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Manming Chen
- Deep Space Exploration Laboratory/School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, People's Republic of China
- Mike Lockwood
- ORCiD
- Department of Meteorology, University of Reading , Berkshire, UK
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/acd7e7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 951,
no. 1
p. L14
Abstract
We present two multipoint interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) detected by the Tianwen-1 and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft at Mars and the BepiColombo (0.56 au ∼0.67 au) upstream of Mars from 2021 December 5 to 31. This is the first time that BepiColombo is used as an upstream solar wind monitor ahead of Mars and that Tianwen-1 is used to investigate the magnetic field characteristics of ICMEs at Mars. The Heliospheric Upwind Extrapolation time model was used to connect the multiple in situ observations and the coronagraph observations from STEREO/SECCHI and SOHO/LASCO. The first fast coronal mass ejection event (∼761.2 km s ^−1 ), which erupted on December 4, impacted Mars centrally and grazed BepiColombo by its western flank. The ambient slow solar wind decelerated the west flank of the ICME, implying that the ICME event was significantly distorted by the solar wind structure. The second slow ICME event (∼390.7 km s ^−1 ) underwent an acceleration from its eruption to a distance within 0.69 au and then traveled with the constant velocity of the ambient solar wind. These findings highlight the importance of background solar wind in determining the interplanetary evolution and global morphology of ICMEs up to Mars distance. Observations from multiple locations are invaluable for space weather studies at Mars and merit more exploration in the future.
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