The present issue of Earth and Planetary Physics is dedicated to the near-space neutral and plasma environments of Mars.The issue includes nine papers that present new results on the properties of the Martian exospher...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.XDA17010201);supported by Thousand Young Talents Program of China and Chinese NSFC grant (41525016, 41474155, 41661164034, 41621004, 41374180, 41774188);cofunded by EU. A;supported by the Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.FNRS)
Proton cyclotron waves(PCWs)can be generated by ion pickup of Martian exospheric particles in the solar wind.The solar wind ion pickup process is highly dependent on the“IMF cone angle”—the angle between the solar ...