Formation of lunar swirls

R. A. Bamford; E.P. Alves; F. Cruz; B. J. Kellett; R. A. Fonseca; L.O Silva; R.M.G.M. Trines; J.S. Halekas; G. Kramer; E. Harnett; R.A. Cairns; R. Bingham

Formation of lunar swirls

R. A. Bamford, E.P. Alves, F. Cruz, B. J. Kellett, R. A. Fonseca, L.O Silva, R.M.G.M. Trines, J.S. Halekas, G. Kramer, E. Harnett, R.A. Cairns, R. Bingham

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Abstract

In this paper we show a plausible mechanism that could lead to the formation of the Dark Lanes in Lunar Swirls We present the results of a fully self-consistent 2 and 3 dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of mini-magnetospheres that form above the lunar surface and show that they are consistent with the formation of `lunar swirls' such as the archetypal formation Reiner Gamma. The simulations show how the microphysics of the deflection/shielding of plasma operates from a kinetic-scale cavity

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Ithaca, New York
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Published - 23 May 2015

Keywords

lunar swirls
dark lanes
electromagnetic shielding

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