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magnetopause  

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  • A magnetopause is the boundary between a planet's magnetosphere and the magnetic field of the solar wind. It forms at a distance where the solar wind dynamic pressure equals the magnetic pressure of the planet's field. In the case of Earth, this is typically 8 to 11 Earth radii upwind, depending on solar wind conditions. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/M/magnetopause.html)

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