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Table 1
Bow shock shape model parameters (see Eq. (1)) together with the bow shock terminator and subsolar stand-off distances for some planets and comets.
| Comet/planet | L (km) | ∈ | X0 (km) | RBS (km) | RT (km) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | 3.0 × 103 | 0.92 | 2.9 × 103 | 4.5 × 103 | 4.9 × 103 | Edberg et al. (2008) |
| Venus | 9.2 × 103 | 1.02 | 4.0 × 103 | 8.5 × 103 | 1.3 × 104 | Martinecz et al. (2009) |
| Earth | 1.6 × 105 | 0.81 | 0 | 8.7 × 105 | 1.6 × 105 | Farris et al. (1991) |
| Jupiter | 9.8 × 106 | 0.90 | 0 | 5.2 × 106 | 9.8 × 106 | Huddleston et al. (1998) |
| Saturn | 3.4 × 106 | 0.92 | 0 | 1.8 × 106 | 3.4 × 106 | Masters et al. (2008) |
| 1P/Halley | 7.6 × 105 | 1.0 | 0 | 3.8 × 105 | 7.6 × 105 | This work |
| 19P/Borrelly | 1.2 × 105 | 1.0 | 0 | 6.8 × 104 | 1.3 × 105 | This work |
| 21P/G-Z | 6.8 × 104 | 1.0 | 0 | 3.4 × 104 | 6.8 × 104 | This work |
| 26P/G-S | 2.2 × 104 | 1.0 | 0 | 1.1 × 104 | 2.2 × 104 | This work |
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