Planetary Interiors: General Principles

Magnetic Fields

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Recall magnetic fields...

  • Magnetic Field: A term that describes regions of space modiefied by moving electric charges.
  • Magnetic fields around planets and the Sun resemble those found around bar magnetics.
  • The lines represent the direction of the magnetic field, and they are referred to as magnetic field lines.

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