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Back Diagram of Null-Null Line

Diagram of Null-Null Line


Date: 29 June 2007
Satellite: Cluster
Copyright: Background magnetosphere, courtesy of NASA. Inset courtesy of Dr. Xiao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Artistic sketch of the null-null line observed by the four spacecraft of the Cluster mission in the Earth's magnetotail on 1 October 2001. This is the first time such a phenomenon has been observed in space.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
16-Jun-2026 18:18 UT

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