Review of Mercury’s dynamic magnetosphere: Post-MESSENGER era and comparative magnetospheres

• Published in: Science China. Earth sciences Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 25 - 74
• Main Authors: Sun, Weijie, Dewey, Ryan M., Aizawa, Sae, Huang, Jia, Slavin, James A., Fu, Suiyan, Wei, Yong, Bowers, Charles F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science China Press 01.01.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Current sheets; Dynamics; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth magnetosphere; Earth Sciences; Electric fields; Exosphere; Kelvin-Helmholtz waves; Magnetic properties; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetopause; Magnetosheath; Mercury; Mercury (planet); MESSENGER Mission; Planetary magnetospheres; Review; Reviews; Space missions; Spacecraft; Core induction; Dawn-dusk asymmetry; Kelvin-Helmholtz wave; Flux transfer event shower; Extreme solar events; Substorm current wedge; Mercury’s magnetosphere; Reconnection erosion; Particle energization

This review paper summarizes the research of Mercury’s magnetosphere in the Post-MESSENGER era and compares its dynamics to those in other planetary magnetospheres, especially to those in Earth’s magnetosphere. This review starts by introducing the planet Mercury, including its interplanetary enviro...