Magnetic Reconnection in Earth's Magnetosheath
Date: 26 March 2007
Satellite: Cluster
Depicts: Illustration of Cluster observations and location of magnetic reconnection event in the magnetosheath
Copyright: courtesy of Alessandro Retinò, slightly modified by ESA
Top: Artistic view of the Earth's magnetosphere with Cluster space fleet constellation orbit symbolised by a red line.
Bottom: Schematic diagram of the current-sheet formation between magnetic islands and of magnetic reconnection in the current sheet.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
