Earth's Magnetic Field Protecting the Atmosphere (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Earth's Magnetic Field Protecting the Atmosphere

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This is an artist's depiction of Earth's magnetic field deflecting high-energy protons from the sun four billion years ago. Note: The relative sizes of the Earth and Sun, as well as the distances between the two bodies, are not drawn to scale.

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Graphic by Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester.

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