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The magnetosphere of Saturn is the cavity created in the flow of the solar wind by the planet's internally generated magnetic field. Discovered in 1979 by the Pioneer 11 spacecraft, Saturn's magnetosphere is the second largest of any planet in the Solar System after Jupiter.
A rendering of the magnetic field lines of the magnetosphere of the Earth. In astronomy and planetary science, a magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are affected by that object's magnetic field. [1] [2] It is created by a celestial body with an active interior dynamo.
The four giant planets have planetary rings, thin discs of tiny particles that orbit them in unison. [47] As a result of the formation of the Solar System, planets and most other objects orbit the Sun in the same direction that the Sun is rotating. That is, counter-clockwise, as viewed from above Earth's north pole. [48]
This list includes systems with at least three confirmed planets or two confirmed planets where additional candidates have been proposed. The stars with the most confirmed planets are the Sun (the Solar System's star) and Kepler-90 , with 8 confirmed planets each, followed by TRAPPIST-1 with 7 planets.
Red is magnetic north to the east of geographic north; blue is to the west. ... the magnetosphere shields the planet from harmful solar radiation and keeps solar winds from stripping away Earth ...
A magnetosphere is a region of space surrounding a planet where the planet's magnetic field dominates, creating a protective zone against solar and cosmic particle radiation.
An artist's rendering of the structure of a magnetosphere. 1) Bow shock. 2) Magnetosheath. 3) Magnetopause. 4) Magnetosphere. 5) Northern tail lobe. 6) Southern tail lobe. 7) Plasmasphere. Earth's magnetic field, predominantly dipolar at its surface, is distorted further out by the solar wind.
On April 4, 2024, four planets will align on the same side of the sun as Earth. According to Star Walk , an astronomy app and developer, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Neptune will be visible.