Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
region of space |
| gptkbp:affects |
satellite operations
radio communications |
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
Magnetometer
magnet magnetic_anomaly_detector magnetic_field magnetosphere |
| gptkbp:borders |
gptkb:magnetopause
|
| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:auroras
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
gptkb:plasma
magnetic field lines |
| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Van_Allen_radiation_belts
|
| gptkbp:definedIn |
region around an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object's magnetic field
|
| gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Kristian_Birkeland
|
| gptkbp:Earth'sMagnetosphere |
asymmetrical due to solar wind pressure
contains Van Allen belts protects Earth from cosmic rays source of auroras at poles studied by missions like THEMIS, Cluster, and MMS |
| gptkbp:Earth'sMagnetosphereSize |
extends about 10 Earth radii toward the Sun
|
| gptkbp:Earth'sMagnetotailLength |
extends over 200 Earth radii away from the Sun
|
| gptkbp:existsAround |
gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Jupiter gptkb:Mercury gptkb:Neptune gptkb:Saturn gptkb:Uranus gptkb:Ganymede |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1950s
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
space weather
|
| gptkbp:innerBoundary |
gptkb:ionosphere
|
| gptkbp:interactsWith |
solar wind
|
| gptkbp:measures |
spacecraft instruments
magnetometers |
| gptkbp:outerBoundary |
bow shock
|
| gptkbp:protectedBy |
planetary atmospheres
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:plasmasphere
gptkb:magnetosheath gptkb:magnetotail geomagnetic storms substorms magnetohydrodynamics ring current |
| gptkbp:shape |
comet tails
|
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
satellites
space probes |
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
magnetospheric physics
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:hysteresis_law
gptkb:satellite |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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