Plasma Vortices in Planetary Wakes (original) (raw)

The paper explores the formation and characteristics of plasma vortices in the wakes of planetary bodies, specifically focusing on Earth and Venus. It examines the interactions between the solar wind and planetary atmospheres, highlighting the differences in magnetic protection and resulting plasma structures. The findings suggest that despite the collisionless nature of the solar wind, fluid dynamic processes can be observed due to the collective gyromagnetic and drift motions of charged particles influenced by planetary magnetic fields.