Plasma motions in planetary magnetospheres

Details Plasma motions in planetary magnetospheres Plasma motions in planetary magnetospheres

Apr 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991sci...252..410h&link_type=abstract

Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 252, April 19, 1991, p. 410-415.

Physics

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Planetary Magnetospheres, Plasma Dynamics, Solar Planetary Interactions, Solar Wind, Space Plasmas, Computerized Simulation, Convection, Interplanetary Spacecraft, Planetary Magnetic Fields

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Interplanetary space is pervaded by a supersonic 'solar wind' plasma; five planets, in addition to the earth, have magnetic fields of sufficient strength to form the cometlike cavities called 'magnetospheres'. Comparative studies of these structures have indicated the specific environmental factor that can result in dramatic differences in the behavior of any pair of magnetospheres. Although planetary magnetospheres are large enough to serve as laboratories for in situ study of cosmic plasma and magnetic field behavior effects on particle acceleration and EM emission, much work remains to be done toward relating magnetospheric physics results to the study of remote astrophysical plasmas.

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