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Magnetic Fields and Bow Shocks Illustration
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About this work
This illustration shows quasi-parallel top and quasi-perpendicular bottom magnetic field conditions at a planetary bow shock. Bow shocks are shockwaves created when the solar wind blows on a planet magnetic field.
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Credit lineMagnetic Fields and Bow Shocks Illustration. NASA/JPL, 2013-02-19. Public domain. ID: PIA16825.
