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Russell et al. 1984
Russell, C.T., Phillips, J.L., Arghavani, M.R., Mihalov, J.D., Knudsen, W.C. and Miller, K. (1984). A possible observation of a cometary bow shock. Geophysical Research Letters 11: doi: 10.1029/GL011i010p01022. issn: 0094-8276.

Three discontinuities within a large disturbance of the interplanetary field, observed at Venus and previously suggested to be due to the possible passage of a comet, are examined to see if they could possibly represent the first observation of a cometary shock. The changes in number density, temperature and velocity as well as the magnetic structure of the discontinuities are consistent with this hypothesis.

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