Definition of magnetosphere Magnetosphere

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What does magnetosphere mean?

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Noun

Plural: magnetospheres

magnetosphere - the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field

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magnetosphere (Noun)
The comet- shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particle s are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field .

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magnetosphere
The region around an astronomical object which is dominated by its magnetic field.

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A magnetosphere is the region around an astronomical object, like a planet. In this region, the phenomena are greately influenced by the magnetic field of that object. This is what causes the Northern Lights that shimmer in the night sky near the north pole.