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Mars lacks a global magnetic field but it has a weak induced magnetosphere resulting from the solar wind interaction with its upper atmosphere. Despite its slender spatial profile, it can facilitate various plasma wave activities. The Langmuir Probe and Waves (LPW) experiment aboard the MAVEN (Mars And Volatile EvoluioN) spacecraft has observed electrostatic solitary structures in the Martian magnetosheath. However, their generation mechanisms needs to be examined. In this investigation, we perform fluid simulations to analyze the evolution and characteristics of solitary waves observed within the induced Martian magnetosphere. By introducing density perturbations at equilibrium, we excited solitary waves for the observed plasma parameters. The results obtained from the simulation will be discussed in light of the observed solitary waves in the Martian magnetosphere.
