EGU25-18577, updated on 15 Mar 2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-18577
EGU General Assembly 2025
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Statistical Distribution of Whistler Mode Waves in the Martian Induced Magnetosphere Based on MAVEN Observations
Hengle Du1,2, Xing Cao1, Binbin Ni1, Song Fu1, Taifeng Jin1, Xiaotong Yun1, Minyi Long1, and Shuyue Pang1
Hengle Du et al.
  • 1School of Earth and Space Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (duhengle@whu.edu.cn)
  • 2Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna, Sweden

Whistler mode waves are a common type of electromagnetic waves in the Martian induced magnetosphere. Using high‐resolution magnetic field data from the Magnetometer (MAG) instrument onboard Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) from October 2014 to November 2022, we perform a detailed analysis of the statistical distribution of the occurrence rate, averaged amplitude, peak frequency, wave normal angle and ellipticity of left‐hand and right‐hand polarized whistler mode waves in the Martian induced magnetosphere. Our results show that whistler mode waves are mainly observed in the subsolar and magnetic pileup region, with the occurrence rate of right‐hand mode waves higher than that of left‐hand mode waves. The averaged wave amplitude ranges from 0.02 to 0.13 nT and peak wave frequency ranges from 2 to 9 Hz. We also find that the wave normal angles for both left‐hand and right‐hand polarized whistler waves are relatively larger in the subsolar region and magnetic pileup region where the corresponding wave ellipticity is closer to the linear polarization. Our results are valuable to in‐depth understanding of the generation mechanism of whistler mode waves as well as their contributions to the electron dynamics in the Martian induced magnetosphere.

How to cite: Du, H., Cao, X., Ni, B., Fu, S., Jin, T., Yun, X., Long, M., and Pang, S.: Statistical Distribution of Whistler Mode Waves in the Martian Induced Magnetosphere Based on MAVEN Observations, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-18577, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-18577, 2025.