or a comparison of the magnetospheres between jupiter and earth
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orA Comparison of the Magnetospheres
between Jupiter and Earth
Superlatives of Jupiter:•Most massive planet in the solar system.
•Rotates the fastest.
•The strongest magnetic field.
•The most massive satellite system of any planet.
•The Magnetosphere of Jupiter: Coupling the equator to the poles
Factors needed to form and maintain magnetosphere:
• A strong enough planetary magnetic field that halts the solar wind.
• A source of plasma internal or external to the magnetopause to populate it.
• A source of energy to power it.
EARTH JUPITER
The Outer Magnetosphere•Bow shock
•Magnetosheath
•Magnetopause
•Magnetotail
•Bow shock
•Magnetosheath
MAGNETOPAUSE MAGNETOTAIL
The Inner Magnetosphere•Plasma sheet
•Plasmasphere
•Ring current
• Plasmasheet• Plasmasphere• Ring current
• The Inner Magnetosphere• The Middle Magnetosphere• The Outer Magnetosphere
Four plasma sources:•The satellite Io
•Solar wind
•Escape of ions from the ionosphere
•Surface sputtering
• Complex structure
• Trapping geometry
Magnetotail•Open magnetotail – Dawn magnetosphere
•Closed magnetotail – Dusk magnetosphere
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