Science & Exploration
Solar wind entry at low latitudes
When Earth’s magnetic field and the interplanetary magnetic field are aligned, for example in a northward orientation as indicated by the white arrow in this graphic, Kelvin–Helmholtz waves are generated at low (equatorial) latitudes.
Earth's magnetic field buffeted by solar wind
Cluster and Image during aurora observation
Cluster satellites study the effects of solar wind
Three-dimensional cut-away view of Earth's magnetosphere
