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July 31, 2014 Sophie Weiner

Scientists have created the most detailed map ever to depict Jupiter’s magnetic field. It’s a big one — 18,000 times more powerful than Earth’s, it’s the second largest continuous structure in the solar system, second only to the Sun’s heliosphere. The field extends more than 4 million miles from the gas giant’s surface. Wired explains: […]

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