Tails of Phobos and Deimos in the solar wind and in the Martian magnetosphere

1991 
The cases when the spacecraft Phobos 2 was inside the expected tails (wakes) of Phobos and Deimos are discussed. The peculiarities typical for the magnetic field draping around the Mars moons are observed. The interaction of the solar wind with Phobos and Deimos may be similar to the interaction with a small comet. The wake effects downstream from Phobos (Deimos) inside the Martian magnetosphere are seen as well.
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