Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979natur.280..799n&link_type=abstract
Nature, vol. 280, Aug. 30, 1979, p. 799-802.
Physics
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Jupiter Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Planetary Magnetospheres, Auroral Zones, Current Sheets, Diurnal Variations, Geomagnetic Tail, Magnetic Dipoles, Magnetic Flux, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Voyager Project
Scientific paper
Voyager 1 observations of the Jovian magnetosphere are discussed which are most naturally interpreted in terms of a well-developed magnetic tail on the nightside of the planet. It is shown that this tail, with a 'neutral sheet' separating the upper and lower lobes of opposite field polarity, is formed and controlled by external forces associated with the solar wind. The inner magnetosphere's current tail is found to merge with the magnetotail's neutral sheet. It is concluded that this configuration leads to a strong local-time control of the outer Jovian magnetosphere rather than planetary control.
Acuña Mario Humberto
Behannon Kenneth W.
Burlaga Leonard Francis
Lepping Ronald P.
Ness Norman F.
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