The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicMany different magnetic sources contribute to the overall magnetosphere. Remove more dominant fields, and weaker magnetic sources are revealed. The slideshow above is a set of five images of the globe with magnetic fields at increasing amplification. In order of presentation they are the Core (1x); Magnetosphere (1000x); Ionosphere (2000x); Crust (6000x); Ocean flow (30 000x).