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Stationary flux ropes at the southern terminator of Mars

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Stationary flux ropes at the southern terminator of Mars. / Beharrell, Mat; Wild, James.
In: Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, No. A12, A12212, 12.2012.

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Beharrell M, Wild J. Stationary flux ropes at the southern terminator of Mars. Journal of Geophysical Research. 2012 Dec;117(A12):A12212. Epub 2012 Oct 14. doi: 10.1029/2012JA017738

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Beharrell, Mat ; Wild, James. / Stationary flux ropes at the southern terminator of Mars. In: Journal of Geophysical Research. 2012 ; Vol. 117, No. A12.

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