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Definition of Magnetosphere
1. Noun. The magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field.
Definition of Magnetosphere
1. Noun. (physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Magnetosphere
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnetosphere
Literary usage of Magnetosphere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Date edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"Jupiter's magnetosphere is molded by the solar wind (the stream of charged ...
If Jupiter's magnetosphere were visible from Earth, it would be several times ..."
2. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"MAGNETIC RECONNECTION IN EARTH'S magnetosphere Magnetic reconnection occurs in
two general regions of geospace: at the magnetopause, the boundary that ..."
3. Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power And Propulsion by Ssb (2006)
"BOX 4.4 Jupiter magnetosphere Multiprobe Mission Mission Type: NEP-class Objectives:
Understand the dynamics of the Jovian magnetosphere by addressing the ..."
4. Space Radiation Hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration: Report of a by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"There are models of the interaction of Earth's magnetosphere with the surrounding
plasmas and fields of the heliosphere. There are standard models of the ..."
5. Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"129-158 in Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and magnetosphere (F. Bagenal, TE
Dowling, and WB McKinnon, eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ..."
6. Nasa Spinoff, 1996by James J. Haggerty by James J. Haggerty (1996)
"Polar's job is to measure the energy, energization and transport of plasma into
the magnetosphere by the solar wind. Additionally, it is making direct ..."
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