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Science 25 January 1974:
Vol. 183. no. 4122, pp. 303 - 305
DOI: 10.1126/science.183.4122.303
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Preliminary Pioneer 10 Encounter Results from the Ames Research Center Plasma Analyzer Experiment

John H. Wolfe 1, H. R. Collard 1, J. D. Mihalov 1, and D. S. Intriligator 2

1 Space Physics Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 94035
2 Physics Department, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles 90007

Preliminary results from the Ames Research Center plasma analyzer experiment for the Pioneer 10 Jupiter encounter indicate that Jupiter has a detached bow shock and magnetopause similar to the case at Earth but much larger in spatial extent. In contrast to Earth, Jupiter's outer magnetosphere appears to be highly inflated by thermal plasma and therefore highly responsive in size to changes in solar wind dynamic pressure.


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Pioneer 11 Encounter: Preliminary Results from the Ames Research Center Plasma Analyzer Experiment.
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Protons and Electrons in Jupiter's Magnetic Field: Results from the University of Chicago Experiment on Pioneer 10.
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Radiation Belts of Jupiter.
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