Structure of Titan's induced magnetosphere under varying background magnetic field conditions: Survey of Cassini magnetometer data from flybys TA–T85

Structure of Titan's induced magnetosphere under varying background magnetic field conditions: Survey of Cassini magnetometer data from flybys TA–T85
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不同背景磁场条件下土卫六感应磁层的结构:来自飞越 TAâT85 的卡西尼磁力计数据调查

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10.1002/jgra.50096
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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M.K. Dougherty
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S. Simon;S.C. van Treeck;A. Wennmacher;J. Saur;F.M. Neubauer;C.L. Bertucci;M.K. Dougherty

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