Cassini observations of Saturn's magnetospheric cusp

The magnetospheric cusp is a funnel-shaped region where shocked solar wind plasma is able to enter the high latitude magnetosphere via the process of magnetic reconnection. The first in-situ analysis of the cusp region at Saturn is presented using data from the Cassini spacecraft, primarily from par...

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Main Author: Jasinski, J. M.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.674673