Sun and Mars and Ramstad (IMAGE)

Swedish Research Council

Sun and Mars and Ramstad

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Left: Charged particles from the sun (the solar wind) form an induced magnetosphere round Mars, which unlike the sun does not have its own intrinsic magnetic field Right: Robin Ramstad points out the position of the Swedish instrument ASPERA-3 on a model of the Mars Express spacecraft (photo: Anastasia Grigoryeva)

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Artwork and photo: Anastasia Grigoryeva.

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