NASA NTRS · 20140002250
Hot Flow Anomalies at Venus
Abstract
We present a multi-instrument study of a hot flow anomaly (HFA) observed by the Venus Express spacecraft in the Venusian foreshock, on 22 March 2008, incorporating both Venus Express Magnetometer and Analyzer of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA) plasma observations. Centered on an interplanetary magnetic field discontinuity with inward convective motional electric fields on both sides, with a decreased core field strength, ion observations consistent with a flow deflection, and bounded by compressive heated edges, the properties of this event are consistent with those of HFAs observed at other planets within the solar system.
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Collinson, G. A., Sibeck, David Gary, Boardsen, Scott A., Moore, Tom, Barabash, S., Masters, A., Shane, N., Slavin, J.A., Coates, A.J., Zhang, T. L., Sarantos, M.. 2012-04-05. Hot Flow Anomalies at Venus. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20140002250
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