Open AccessProbing the Cusps of Saturn’s Magnetic Field
Author(s) -
Mark von Zastrow
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo084281
Subject(s) - saturn , astrobiology , field (mathematics) , magnetic field , astronomy , physics , geology , planet , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics
Data from the Cassini spacecraft show that the cusp regions of Saturn’s magnetic field—where it connects to the Sun’s magnetic field—have similarities to Earth’s and also intriguing differences.