Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets,
Abstract
Scaling laws for possible outer planet magnetospheres are derived. These suggest that convection and its associated auroral effects will play a relatively smaller role than at Earth, and that there is a possibility that they could have significant radiation belts of energetic trapped particles. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0757064
Entities
People
- C. F. Kennel
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles