Illustration of Earth's Magnetosphere (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Illustration of Earth's Magnetosphere

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Earth's magnetosphere, showing the northern and southern polar cusps (illustration).

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Andøya Space Center/Trond Abrahamsen

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