Simulating interactions between solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field (IMAGE)

Chiba University

Simulating interactions between solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field

Caption

 This image depicts the X-ray emission intensity distribution (keyed in colors) calculated by the proposed model and Earth’s magnetic field (lines). The sphere in the center of the figure represents the Earth, and the left-hand side of the figure is the sun side.

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Dr. Yosuke Matsumoto from Chiba University, Japan

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