Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The long, trailing limb of the earth's magnetosphere on the side facing away from the sun.
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- noun astronomy The long, trailing part of a
magnetosphere on the side of aplanet furthest from thesun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"magnetotail" - the magnetic field could rise and fall in strength by a factor of two to 3.5 in just two to three minutes.
SPACE.com 2010
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The tornadoes are actually vortices created by the release of energy on the dark side of the Earth in the trailing 'magnetotail' region of the planet's magnetic field.
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The tornadoes are actually vortices created by the release of energy on the dark side of the Earth in the trailing 'magnetotail' region of the planet's magnetic field.
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The tornadoes are actually vortices created by the release of energy on the dark side of the Earth in the trailing 'magnetotail' region of the planet's magnetic field.
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The tornadoes are actually vortices created by the release of energy on the dark side of the Earth in the trailing 'magnetotail' region of the planet's magnetic field.
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The moon enters the Earths magnetotail three days before it is full and takes about six days to cross and exit on the other side.
Moon Magnetism Bente Lilja Bye 2008
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During the time the moon is within the magnetotail, the TCS has measured voltage potentials of 200v – 1000v.
LCROSS Confirms "Buckets" of Water on the Moon | Universe Today 2009
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I suggest starting by looking at the information in the following link from NASA…The moon and the magnetotail:
LCROSS Confirms "Buckets" of Water on the Moon | Universe Today 2009
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This electrical object has been identified in the magnetotail and at the magnetosphere pointed towards the Sun:
Do "Skeleton" Filaments Give Structure to the Universe? | Universe Today 2009
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They mention that when outside of the magnetotail there are fewer electrons available to the “night” side, so imo the average voltage potential would be less, and fluctuate less severely, potentials are probably on the order of averaging ~ 100v, but the point is that it's always there to some degree.
LCROSS Confirms "Buckets" of Water on the Moon | Universe Today 2009
vendingmachine commented on the word magnetotail
An odd-looking word.
April 23, 2018