Cluster and XMM-Newton observing Earth's magnetosphere
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Date: 27 August 2019
Satellite: SMILE
Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab
Illustration of Cluster and XMM-Newton observing Earth's magnetosphere, with several key regions indicated.
By combining data from both XMM-Newton and Cluster, scientists have been studying Earth's magnetosphere to pave the way for the upcoming Solar wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Link Explorer, or SMILE, a joint European-Chinese mission due to launch in 2023.
Last Update: 1 September 2019