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- noun Plural form of
magnetosphere .
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You wouldn't see any mention of Birkeland currents, because this term is use only in the study of planetary magnetospheres and related phenomena; electric fields, double layers, and the rest are all part and parcel of the physics that is included in models of accretion disks.
Supermassive Black Holes Spinning Backwards Create Death Ray Jets? | Universe Today 2010
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The term is relevant to more than just planetary magnetospheres.
Supermassive Black Holes Spinning Backwards Create Death Ray Jets? | Universe Today 2010
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The magnetospheres of the gas giants apparently trap antimatter particles.
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Once the major discoveries were made, however, space physics moved from exploration with rockets to relatively detailed study of space phenomena utilizing larger, comprehensive missions, for coordinated, detailed exploration of the Earth and planetary magnetospheres.
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The original scope of space science encompassed what we now call space physics, that is, cosmic and heliospheric physics, solar physics, the Earth's ionosphere, thermosphere and mesosphere, and the planetary magnetospheres, for the simple reason that such objectives were accessible with the early rockets and small, relatively simple space missions.
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As a result, it encompasses the study of planetary atmospheres and their magnetic environment, or magnetospheres.
WN.com - Articles related to Report on controlling NASA mission costs 2010
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Both planets 'magnetospheres are deformed by the solar wind, leaving a bulge of magnetic field on the planet's sunward side and a long tail like a comet's extending away from the sun (below, left).
"MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader Lisa Grossman - Wired 2010
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Auroral emissions provide an indispensable diagnostic tool for the energetic processes occurring in planetary magnetospheres.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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As a result, it encompasses the study of planetary atmospheres and their magnetic environment, or magnetospheres.
WN.com - Articles related to Report on controlling NASA mission costs 2010
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As a result, it encompasses the study of planetary atmospheres and their magnetic environment, or magnetospheres.
WN.com - Articles related to Report on controlling NASA mission costs 2010
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