Widespread plasma jets in the Martian magnetosheath revealed by dual-spacecraft observations
The episode discusses a paper revealing widespread plasma jets in Mars' magnetosheath observed by MAVEN and Tianwen-one. Hosts discuss how these jets are density-driven, caused by proton-cyclotron waves generated by Mars' extended hydrogen corona interacting with the solar wind. This finding suggests these jets are a universal planetary interaction mechanism, shifting understanding away from Earth as the sole template.