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Ganymede Magnetosphere Identified

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Chronological records

1996

Margaret Kivelson1996

Science / Astronomy

Galileo magnetic measurements show that Ganymede has its own magnetosphere within Jupiter's much larger magnetic environment.

Names involved

Margaret Kivelson

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