A Statistical Study of the Dependence of Magnetic Field and Proton Structures in Mercury’s Magnetotail on Upstream IMF Directions

Tomoki Mori

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P (Space and Planetary Sciences ) » P-PS Planetary Sciences

[P-PS11] Mercury Science and Exploration

Mon. May 25, 2026 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM 303 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

Chairperson:Murakami Go(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[PPS11-05] A Statistical Study of the Dependence of Magnetic Field and Proton Structures in Mercury’s Magnetotail on Upstream IMF Directions

*Tomoki Mori¹, Yuki Harada², Ayako Matsuoka³, Sae Aizawa⁴, Weijie Sun⁵, Charles F. Bowers⁶ (1. Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, 2. ISEE, Nagoya University, 3. Data Analysis Center for Geomagnetism and Space Magnetism, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, 4. Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas, 5. University of California, Berkeley, 6. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies)

Keywords:Mercury, Magnetosphere