Saturn's magnetic field

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf planetary magnetic field
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Saturn's_rings
Saturn's moons
gptkbp:auroraeProduced Saturnian aurorae
gptkbp:component dipole
gptkbp:dipoleAxisTilt less than 0.5 degrees
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Pioneer_11
gptkbp:features most axisymmetric planetary magnetic field in Solar System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saturn's magnetic field
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:Enceladus'_plumes
solar wind
gptkbp:magnetosphereRadius about 1,000,000 km from Saturn
gptkbp:magnetosphereShape compressed on sunward side, extended on night side
gptkbp:measures gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkb:Cassini_spacecraft
gptkbp:region metallic hydrogen layer
gptkbp:rotationPeriod about 10.7 hours
gptkbp:strengthAtEquator 0.21 gauss
gptkbp:strengthAtPoles 0.6 gauss
gptkbp:traps charged particles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saturn's_ring_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7