How the plasmasphere reacts during the most violent solar storms (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

How the plasmasphere reacts during the most violent solar storms

Caption

Scientists have captured the first detailed observations of how a superstorm compresses Earth’s plasmasphere and reveal why recovery took more than four days, affecting navigation and communication systems.

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Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE), Nagoya University

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