The Plasma Environment of Venus Mars and Titan Space Sciences Series of Issi

This volume summarizes the recent results of the exploration of Venus, Mars and Titan in the field of space plasma physics. These are the only non-magnetic solar system bodies having dense atmospheres. A number of space missions investigated these objects; the past and the current missions are put in context with modern theoretical descriptions. The strength of the book is the comparison of the similarities and differences in the plasma interaction of Venus, Mars and Titan; such comparisons have not yet been published. This volume is aimed at graduate students and researchers working in planetary science and space physics. Previously published in Space Science Reviews journal, Vol. 162/1-4, 2011. Front Matter....Pages i-v The Plasma Environment of Venus, Mars, and Titan, an Introduction....Pages 1-4 Upstream Ion Cyclotron Waves at Venus and Mars....Pages 5-24 Upstream of Saturn and Titan....Pages 25-83 Recent Results from Titan’s Ionosphere....Pages 85-111 The Induced Magnetospheres of Mars, Venus, and Titan....Pages 113-171 Ion Energization and Escape on Mars and Venus....Pages 173-211 Exospheres and Energetic Neutral Atoms of Mars, Venus and Titan....Pages 213-266 Modeling of Venus, Mars, and Titan....Pages 267-307 Ion Acceleration and Outflow from Mars and Venus: An Overview....Pages 309-334