The team found that a process called «magnetic reconnection» must have a big role in creating the Martian magnetotail because, if reconnection were occurring, it would put the twist in the tail. (sciencedaily.com)
This rotation, coupled with an ever - changing solar wind magnetic field, creates an extremely dynamic Martian magnetotail. (sciencedaily.com)
Since the Martian magnetotail is formed by linking surface magnetic fields to solar wind fields, ions in the Martian upper atmosphere have a pathway to space if they flow down the magnetotail. (sciencedaily.com)