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Physical characteristics and occurrence rates of meteoric plasma layers detected in the Martian ionosphere by the Mars Global Surveyor Radio Science Experiment

Withers, Paul; Mendillo, Michael; Hinson, David; Cahoy, Kerri (American Geophysical Union, 2008-12-30)

Low-altitude plasma layers are present in 71 of 5600 electron density profiles from the Martian ionosphere obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor Radio Science experiment. These layers are produced by the ablation of meteoroids ...