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Orbits of the Double Star and Cluster satellites during the magnetotail crossings
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Orbits of the Double Star and Cluster satellites during the magnetotail crossings
Date: 09 July 2001 Satellite: Cluster and Double Star Depicts: Diagram of satellite orbits Copyright: ESA Show in archive: true
The Earth is the ring at the centre of the diagram. The Cluster orbit is given in red and the orbits of the two Double Star satellites are in purple. Blue lines represent magnetic field lines.