Data plots from the FGM instrument
Date: 24 December 2000
Satellite: Cluster
Depicts: FGM
Copyright: ESA/Data courtesy of FGM Principal Investigator, Prof. Andre Balogh (Imperial College, London, UK)
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Sharp decreases of the magnetic field on SC2 (red line) indicate crossing of the bow shock.
The bow shock was first hovering very close to spacecraft 2 (06:50 to 07:03), then moved sunward of all four spacecraft (07:03 to 07:12).
Later it stayed between spacecraft 2 and the other three spacecraft.
Last Update: 1 September 2019