Magnetopause
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The magnetopause is the abrupt boundary between a magnetosphere and the surrounding plasma. For planetary science, the magnetopause is the boundary between the planet's magnetic field and the solar wi
Artistic rendition of the Earth's magnetopause. The magnetopause is where the pressure from the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field are equal. The position of the Sun would be far to the left in this image.
Magnetic sail
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A magnetic sail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion where an onboard magnetic field source interacts with a plasma wind to form an artificial magnetosphere that acts as a sail, transferring
Magnetopause
…Solar System For applications to spacecraft propulsion, see magnetic sail Planetary Atmospheres…
Artificial magnetospheric model
Artificial Magnetosphere Model of Basic Magnetic Sail
Coil magnetic field orientation and forces
Magnetic dipole force: MHD and kinematic models