Interplanetary magnetic fields
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| definition | The magnetic field that is carried along with the solar wind and fills the solar system space. It is wound into a spiral structure by the rotation of the Sun. At the Earth's distance from the Sun, it has a strength of about 5 x 10^-5 gauss. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin original | ||||||