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Table 3. Loss rates in particles/s.

From: Control of ion loss from Mars during solar minimum

 

Solar min. with corona

Solar max. with corona

Solar min. with corona and crustal fields

O+

4 × 1024

9.3 × 1024

2.5 × 1023

O2+

1. × 1026

6. × 1025

3. × 1024