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Planetary magnetospheres
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ness, N. F. Stern, D. P. |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | A concise overview is presented of our understanding of planetary magnetospheres (and in particular, of that of the Earth), as of the end of 1981. Emphasis is placed on processes of astrophysical interest, e.g., on particle acceleration, collision-free shocks, particle motion, parallel electric fields, magnetic merging, substorms, and large scale plasma flows. The general morphology and topology of the Earth's magnetosphere are discussed, and important results are given about the magnetospheres of Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury, including those derived from the Voyager 1 and 2 missions and those related to Jupiter's satellite Io. About 160 references are cited, including many reviews from which additional details can be obtained. |
| File Size | 1876179 |
| Page Count | 45 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19820011248 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2896196j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1981-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Planetary Atmospheres Voyager 1 Spacecraft Astrophysics Particle Motion Topology Particle Acceleration Jupiter Planet Earth Planet Saturn Planet Earth Magnetosphere Planetary Magnetic Fields Morphology Mercury Planet Magnetohydrodynamic Flow Electric Fields Voyager 2 Spacecraft Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
