Bertucci, C;
Neubauer, FM;
Szego, K;
Wahlund, JE;
Coates, AJ;
Dougherty, MK;
Young, DT;
(2007)
Structure of Titan's mid-range magnetic tail: Cassini magnetometer observations during the T9 flyby.
Geophysical Research Letters
, 34
(24)
, Article L24S02. 10.1029/2007GL030865.
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Abstract
We analyze the magnetic structure of Titan's mid-range magnetic tail (5-6 Titan radii downstream from the moon) during Cassini's T9 flyby. Cassini magnetometer (MAG) measurements reveal a well-defined, induced magnetic tail consisting of two lobes and a distinct central current sheet. MAG observations also indicate that Saturn's background magnetic field is close to the moon's orbital plane and that the magnetospheric flow has a significant component in the Saturn-Titan direction. The analysis of MAG data in a coordinate system based on the orientation of the background magnetic field and an estimation of the incoming flow direction suggests that Titan's magnetic tail is extremely asymmetric. An important source of these asymmetries is the connection of the inbound tail lobe and the outbound tail lobe to the dayside and nightside hemispheres of Titan, respectively. Another source could be the perturbations generated by changes in the upstream conditions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Structure of Titan's mid-range magnetic tail: Cassini magnetometer observations during the T9 flyby |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1029/2007GL030865 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2007GL030865 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright 2007 by the American Geophysical Union |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/81876 |
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