Map of Near-Earth Space with Plasma Wave Regions Depicted (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Map of Near-Earth Space with Plasma Wave Regions Depicted

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Different types of plasma waves triggered by various mechanisms, occupy different regions of space around Earth.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith

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