Plasma wave measurements in the magnetosphere of Uranus (original) (raw)

Abstract

As Voyager 2 traversed the magnetosphere of Uranus, the plasma wave instrument detected very significant phenomena related to local wave-particle interactions, radio emissions, and dust impacts.

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