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Kelvin–Helmholtz Instabilities

Caption: When the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) is oriented westward (dawnward) or eastward (duskward), magnetopause boundary layers at higher latitude become most subject to Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities -- shown here in an artist’s representation as giant swirls.

Credit: Credit: AOES Medialab

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