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By catching the X-rays that are created as solar winds smash into the magnetopause, these satellites and other instruments have seen the outlines of the magnetic field.
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
The difference in velocity between the magnetopause and solar wind creates a furiously swirling wave—a vortex.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
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
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Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
The difference in velocity between the magnetopause and solar wind creates a furiously swirling wave—a vortex.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2023
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
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“Magnetopause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetopause. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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