Fig. 2. The different scenario of solar wind interaction of magnetic anomalies (the spatial scale is exaggerated), in both of which there is no bow shock and the ion kinetic effects dominate. (IMAGE)

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Fig. 2. The different scenario of solar wind interaction of magnetic anomalies (the spatial scale is exaggerated), in both of which there is no bow shock and the ion kinetic effects dominate.

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Fig. 2. The different scenario of solar wind interaction of magnetic anomalies (the spatial scale is exaggerated), in both of which there is no bow shock and the ion kinetic effects dominate. The top (bottom) shows the interaction of magnetic field with a horizontal (vertical) magnetic momentum.

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