Diagnosing the Mercury Plasma Environment Using Low-Frequency Electric Field Measurements

• The magnetosphere ofMercury is most intriguing because of its extreme nature, with scale sizes vastly different from the corresponding terrestrial ones, and a harsh environment at a comparatively small solar distance. The present brief paper summarizes some scientific topics where electric field measurements at low frequency will make a significant contribution to the understanding of the Mercury plasma environment, and discusses possible diagnostics.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Fusion, plasma och rymdfysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)

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