When the #SolarWind interacts with charged particles in the upper Martian #atmosphere, a long magnetic tail forms and extends behind #Mars.
NASA’s #MAVEN probe has shown that this #magnetotail is particularly dynamic: it twists, shifts, ... #Flapping phenomena have also been observed by the Chinese Tianwen-1 orbiter.
Researchers suggest that the flapping of Mars magnetotail should result from magnetic #reconnexion : https://eos.org/research-spotlights/what-makes-marss-magnetotail-flap








