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The University of Hong Kong

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This diagram compares how charged particles enter the magnetic fields of Earth (left) and Saturn (right). On Earth, the entry region is centred and balanced, while on Saturn, it is shifted to one side due to the planet’s rapid rotation. Image credit: Yan Xu.

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Yan Xu

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