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    • Interaction of Earth’s magnetosphere with the solar wind plasma.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 29 April 2014 Size: 120 KB Referencing Hub media

    Interaction of the Earth’s magnetosphere with the solar wind plasma. Although the solar wind is always directed away from the Sun, its intensity and speed are dependent on the Sun’s activity.

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