The Plasma Environment of Venus, Mars and Titan

1. Front Matter

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2. The Plasma Environment of Venus, Mars, and Titan, an Introduction

   • Karoly Szego, Ari-Matti Harri, Michel Blanc

   Pages 1-4

3. Upstream Ion Cyclotron Waves at Venus and Mars

   • Magda Delva, Christian Mazelle, César Bertucci

   Pages 5-24

4. Upstream of Saturn and Titan

   • C. S. Arridge, N. André, C. L. Bertucci, P. Garnier, C. M. Jackman, Z. Németh et al.

   Pages 25-83

5. Recent Results from Titan’s Ionosphere

   • A. J. Coates, J.-E. Wahlund, K. Ågren, N. Edberg, J. Cui, A. Wellbrock et al.

   Pages 85-111

6. The Induced Magnetospheres of Mars, Venus, and Titan

   • C. Bertucci, F. Duru, N. Edberg, M. Fraenz, C. Martinecz, K. Szego et al.

   Pages 113-171

7. Ion Energization and Escape on Mars and Venus

   • E. Dubinin, M. Fraenz, A. Fedorov, R. Lundin, N. Edberg, F. Duru et al.

   Pages 173-211

8. Exospheres and Energetic Neutral Atoms of Mars, Venus and Titan

   • Yoshifumi Futaana, Jean-Yves Chaufray, H. Todd Smith, Philippe Garnier, Herbert Lichtenegger, Magda Delva et al.

   Pages 213-266

9. Modeling of Venus, Mars, and Titan

   • Esa Kallio, Jean-Yves Chaufray, Ronan Modolo, Darci Snowden, Robert Winglee

   Pages 267-307

10. Ion Acceleration and Outflow from Mars and Venus: An Overview

    • Rickard Lundin

    Pages 309-334

This volume summarizes the recent results of the exploration of Venus, Mars and Titan in the field of space plasma physics. These are the only non-magnetic solar system bodies having dense atmospheres. A number of space missions investigated these objects; the past and the current missions are put in context with modern theoretical descriptions. The strength of the book is the comparison of the similarities and differences in the plasma interaction of Venus, Mars and Titan; such comparisons have not yet been published.

This volume is aimed at graduate students and researchers working in planetary science and space physics.

Previously published in Space Science Reviews journal, Vol. 162/1-4, 2011.

• Europlanet Book
• Induced Magnetospheres
• Ion Energization
• Non-Magnetic Solar System Bodies
• Planetary and Space Sciences
• Plasma Interaction
• Plasma Physics
• Space Plasma Physics
• Titan's Ionosphere

• KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, Budapest, Hungary

  Karoly Szego

Karoly Szego earned his Ph.D. and D.Sc. in Physics from Roland Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary, while also working at the university as a Professor until 1998.  He is currently the science advisor of KFKI Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics in Budapest.  Dr. Szego is a member and on the board of trustees of the International Academy of Astronautics, and was a member of the advisory board of the International Space Science Institute (1996 – 2002).  He is also the recipient of the Diploma for International Cooperation, NASA (1982), the State Prize of Hungary (1986) and the Zoltan Bay award (2007).

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