Mars Global Surveyor Magnetic Field Experiment

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MGS Overview
- MGS Launch and General Information
  - Integration of MGS ( image)
  - MGS in Clean Room ( image)
  - MGS Lift Off (image)
  - MGS Lift Off Smoke Trail ( image )
  - MGS Launch (movie)
- MGS Magnetic Fields Investigation
- MGS Aerobraking
  - MGS Aerobrake Baseline Profile ( image)
  - MGS Aerobraking Configuration (image)
  - MGS Aerobraking Configuration - 2 (image)
- MGS Magnetic Fields Data
  - Data from Cruise with image
  - Data from AB-1 with image
  - Data from SPO-1 with image
  - Data from SPO-2 with image
  - Map using MGS MAG data from AB-1, SPO-1, SPO-2, and AB-2 ( image)
  - Data from Mapping with image
  - Map of the radial component of the magnetic field ( image)
  - Map of the theta component of the magnetic field ( image)
  - Maps of the three components (Br, Bt, Bp) of the magnetic field ( image)
- Useful MGS Links
- Artist depiction of Mars ( image)

The MGS Magnetometer and Electron Reflectometer Instruments
- The MGS Electron Reflectometer ( image)
- The MGS Magnetometer ( image )
- Fluxgate Magnetometer Diagram ( image)

MGS MAG/ER Data Availability
- More Information on MGS MAG Calibration
- Spacecraft Magnetic Field Model Figure 1 (image)
- Spacecraft Magnetic Field Model Figure 2 (image)

MGS MAG/ER Investigation Status
- Index of MGS MAG/ER Weekly Status Reports
- MGS MAG/ER Data Availability

Mars Global Surveyor MAG/ER Team Members
- Mars Global Surveyor MAG/ER Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) Team Meeting photos

MGS for Kids and Teachers
- Look to the Future: Careers in Space
- Why is Mars Cool?
- Great Activities about Mars
  - Instrument Matching Game
    
    #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and Score Check
  - Mars Mazes
    - Guide the Rocket Ship to Mars Maze
    - Guide the Pathfinder to the Crater Maze
  - MGS MAG/ER Word Search and Answers
- Magnetic Fields and Mars
- The Instruments on MGS
- Links to Learn More
- Contact

MGS MAG/ER Publications and Presentations
- MGS MAG/ER Publications in AGU LaTeX Format
- MGS MAG/ER Animations
- Thesis Dissertations that used MGS MAG/ER Data
- Presentations
- Science Images
- Press Releases and Conferences
  - MGS Press Release 1997-204
  - Mars Global Surveyor Press Conference (10/02/97)
    - Solar Wind and Mars (image)
    - Dipole Magnetic Field Lines (image)
    - Magnetic Field Orientation and Magnitude (image)
    - Localized Magnetic Sources (image)
  - MGS Press Release 1999-56, April 1999
    - Martian Magnetic Map (image)
    - Mars Magnetic Stripe Generation (image)
    - Earth and Martian Magnetic Fields (image)
  - MGS ER Press Release images (thumbnails and captions), 15 December 2000
- Publications
  
  A free PDF file reader is available [ external link]
  - Acuña, M. H., J. E. P. Connerney, P. Wasilewski, R. P. Lin, K. A. Anderson, C. W. Carlson, J. McFadden, D. W. Curtis, D. Mitchell, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, J. A. Sauvaud, C. d'Uston, A. Cros, J. L. Medale, S. J. Bauer, P. Cloutier, M. Mayhew, D. Winterhalter, and N. F. Ness, Magnetic Field and Plasma Observations at Mars: Initial Results of the Mars Global Surveyor Mission, Science, Volume 279, Issue 5357, pp. 1676-1680, March 1998. Full article (pdf file)
  - Acuña, M. H., J. E. P. Connerney, N. F. Ness, R. P. Lin, D. Mitchell, C. W. Carlson, J. McFadden, K. A. Anderson, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, D. Vignes, P. Wasilewski, and P. Cloutier, Global Distribution of Crustal Magnetism Discovered by the Mars Global Surveyor MAG/ER Experiment, Science, Volume 284, Issue 5415, pp. 790-793, April 1999. Article and figures available.
    - Full article ( pdf file)
    - Figure 1 ( image)
    - Figure 2 ( image)
    - Figure 3 ( image)
    - Figure 4 ( image)
    - Mars Crustal Magnetization Data - description and data
  - Connerney, J. E. P., M. H. Acuña, P. Wasilewski, N. F. Ness, H. Rème, C. Mazelle, D. Vignes, R. P. Lin, D. Mitchell, and P. Cloutier, Magnetic Lineations in the Ancient Crust of Mars, Science, Volume 284, Issue 5415, pp. 794-798, April 1999. Article and figures available.
    - Full article ( pdf file)
    - Figure 1 ( image)
  - Connerney, J. E. P., M. H. Acuña, P. J. Wasilewski, G. Kletetschka, N. F. Ness, H. Rème, R. P. Lin, and D. L. Mitchell, The Global Magnetic Field of Mars and Implications for Crustal Evolution, Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 28, Issue 21, pp. 4015-4018, 1 November 2001. Article and figures available.
    - Full article as HTML file or postscript file
    - Plate 1 ( pdf file)
    - Data Arrays are available.
      - B-field components in the order Br, Bt, Bp, and location of the spacecraft in the order r, latitude, and east longitude ( ascii file)
      - IDL unformatted data arrays of the maps of the radial (br), theta (bt), and phi (bp) components, respectively, of the vector magnetic field for Mars for use on a Sun or Mac.
        
        br_360x180.bin (radial), bt_360x180.bin (theta), and bp_360x180.bin (phi)
      - IDL unformatted data arrays of the maps of the radial (br), theta (bt), and phi (bp) components, respectively, of the vector magnetic field for Mars for use on a PC.
        
        br_360x180_pc.bin (radial), bt_360x180_pc.bin (theta), and bp_360x180_pc.bin (phi)
    - Figure 1 ( image)
      
      JPEG (868 KB), TIFF (244 KB), and GIF (242 KB) format files available
    - Figure 2 ( image)
      
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    - Figure 3 ( image)
      
      JPEG (1.5 MB), TIFF (354 KB), and GIF (353 KB) format files available
    - Figure 4 ( image)
      
      JPEG (1.5 MB), TIFF (514 KB), and GIF (516 KB) format files available
    - Cover art (with black background) ( image)
      
      JPEG (718 KB), TIFF (212 KB), and GIF (212 KB) format files available
    - Cover of GRL Vol. 28, No. 21 ( image)
  - Connerney, J.E.P., M.H. Acuña, N.F. Ness, T. Spohn, and G. Schubert, Mars crustal magnetism, Space Science Reviews, Volume 111, Issue 1, pp. 1-32, doi: 10.1023/B:SPAC.0000032719.40094.1d, March 2004.
    - Article available as pdf file
    - Figure 1 ( image)
      
      JPEG (227 KB) and TIFF (3,323 KB) format files available
    - Figure 2 ( image)
      
      JPEG (391 KB) and TIFF (7,335 KB) format files available
    - Figure 3 ( image)
      
      JPEG (166 KB) and TIFF (4,315 KB) format files available
    - Figure 4 ( image)
      
      JPEG (132 KB) and TIFF (3,294 KB) format files available
    - Figure 5 ( image)
      
      JPEG (150 KB) and TIFF (4,300 KB) format files available
    - Figure 6 ( image)
      
      JPEG (226 KB) and TIFF (4,494 KB) format files available
    - Figure 7 ( image)
      
      GIF (97 KB) and TIFF (1,744 KB) format files available
  - Connerney, J.E.P., M.H. Acuña, N.F. Ness, G. Kletetschka, D.L. Mitchell, R.P. Lin, and H. Rème, Tectonic implications of Mars crustal magnetism, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 102, Iss. 42, pp. 14970-14975, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0507469102, 18 Oct 2005.
    - Figure 1 ( image)
      
      JPEG (257 KB) and TIFF (6.4 MB) format files available
    - Figure 2 ( image)
      
      JPEG (636 KB) and TIFF (5,078 KB) format files available
    - Figure 3 ( image)
      
      JPEG (152 KB) and TIFF (3,845 KB) format files available
    - Figure 4 ( image)
      
      JPEG (101 KB) and TIFF (1,014 KB) format files available
    - Data array available.
Mars Program MGS MAG/ER Education Outreach at Samuel Ogle Elementary School
- Material Covered
- What was Learned
  
  Spring 1999 and Fall 1999

NASA Official: Ron Oliversen
Email: Ronald.J.Oliversen@nasa.gov
Curator: Patricia Lawton, ADNET Systems, Inc.
Email: Patricia.J.Lawton@nasa.gov

Last Modified: 18 January 2017

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