The Magnetosphere

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This web page provides an examination of Earth's magnetosphere and physical phenomena related to it. Subject matter includes the motion of charges in the Earth's magnetic field and the magnetosphere's interaction with the polar aurora and solar wind. A short history of he discovery of the magnetosphere is also included. This page is part of a larger science education site, "From Stargazers to Starships."

http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/magspher.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Astronomy - Solar System = Earth Electricity & Magnetism - Magnetic Fields and Forces	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 David Stern
Keywords:: aurora, solar wind, sunspot
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created April 15, 2004 by Kara Lehman
Record Updated:: May 24, 2006 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: September 27, 2004
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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