Dawn-dusk asymmetry of the tail region of the magnetosphere of Saturn and the interplanetary magnetic field |
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| Authors: | S-I Akasofu M Roederer SM Krimigis |
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| Institution: | Geophysical Institute University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 903 Koyukuk Avenue North, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701, U.S.A.;Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20707, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | It is suggested that as a result of the dawn-dusk asymmetry of the magnetospheric structure of Saturn, caused by the interplanetary magnetic field, the Voyager 1 spacecraft remained in the closed region (the extended plasma sheet) during its entire traversal through the tail region, so that it did not have an opportunity to penetrate into the high latitude lobe (the open region). |
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