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The difference in velocity between the magnetopause and solar wind creates a furiously swirling wave—a vortex.
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
BepiColombo also measured the planet’s relatively small magnetosphere – including the magnetopause and the bow shock, areas where the magnetic field meets the solar wind.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
With the magnetopause so close to Earth, the planet would not have been totally shielded from the solar wind and may have lost much of its water early on, the researchers say [Scientific American] .
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2010
On June 24, Juno crossed Jupiter's bow shock, and the next day, Juno crossed the magnetopause.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
The bow shock is like Jupiter's sonic boom, while the magnetopause is the physical boundary between the Sun's magnetic field and Jupiter's magnetic field.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
Listen to the sounds of Juno entering Jupiter's space:
In the video, Juno crosses two thresholds: the bow shock and the magnetopause.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
BepiColombo also measured the planet’s relatively small magnetosphere – including the magnetopause and the bow shock, areas where the magnetic field meets the solar wind.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
With the magnetopause so close to Earth, the planet would not have been totally shielded from the solar wind and may have lost much of its water early on, the researchers say [Scientific American] .
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2010
On June 24, Juno crossed Jupiter's bow shock, and the next day, Juno crossed the magnetopause.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
The bow shock is like Jupiter's sonic boom, while the magnetopause is the physical boundary between the Sun's magnetic field and Jupiter's magnetic field.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
Listen to the sounds of Juno entering Jupiter's space:
In the video, Juno crosses two thresholds: the bow shock and the magnetopause.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
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1962, in the meaning defined above
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