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Detailed analysis of disturbances observed on 24 March, 1989 far upstream of the usual Martian bow shock position was completed with the use of the planetary obstacle and bow shock models relevant for the period of Phobos 2 observations and for low Mach numbers, respectively. It is proven that the system of discontinuities observed in the solar wind between 18:42 and 19:36 UT was the consequence of unusually distant planetary bow shock excursions. The cause was unusually small ρV 2 and Ma values in the solar wind flow.
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Verigin, M., Slavin, J., Szabo, A. et al. Unusually Distant Bow Shock Encounters at Mars: Analysis of March 24, 1989 Event. Space Science Reviews 111, 233–243 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:SPAC.0000032713.86796.d1
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