magnetosphere

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See also: magnétosphère

English[edit]

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The magnetosphere of Earth.

Etymology[edit]

magneto- +‎ -sphere

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  • IPA(key): /mæɡ.ˈni.tə.ˌsfɪr/
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magnetosphere (plural magnetospheres)

  1. (physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.
    • 2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30:
      One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.

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