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The magnetopause is the boundary between a planet's [[magnetosphere]] and the [[plasma]] [[solar wind]] emitted by the sun. It behaves roughly like a droplet of liquid exposed to supersonic flow. It is common for the magnetopause to ripple, flap and even to have large droplets break off in the wake of a planet. See also [[heliopause]] and [[magnetosphere]]. |
The magnetopause is the boundary between a planet's [[magnetosphere]] and the [[plasma]] [[solar wind]] emitted by the sun. It behaves roughly like a droplet of liquid exposed to supersonic flow. It is common for the magnetopause to ripple, flap and even to have large droplets break off in the wake of a planet. See also [[heliopause]] and [[magnetosphere]]. |
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''This article defines a magnetopause as something between a planet's magnetosphere and the solar wind, and then [[heliopause]] says that the heliopause is a magnetopause between the sun's solar wind and the galaxy's plasma currents. While I can see what the articles are getting at, they are prima facie contradictory, and should be reworded (probably by using a more general definition of magnetopause).'' |
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Revision as of 08:54, 6 November 2001
The magnetopause is the boundary between a planet's magnetosphere and the plasma solar wind emitted by the sun. It behaves roughly like a droplet of liquid exposed to supersonic flow. It is common for the magnetopause to ripple, flap and even to have large droplets break off in the wake of a planet. See also heliopause and magnetosphere.
This article defines a magnetopause as something between a planet's magnetosphere and the solar wind, and then heliopause says that the heliopause is a magnetopause between the sun's solar wind and the galaxy's plasma currents. While I can see what the articles are getting at, they are prima facie contradictory, and should be reworded (probably by using a more general definition of magnetopause).