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MAGNETOPAUSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- imager for magnetopause-to-aurora global exploration
1, record 1, English, imager%20for%20magnetopause%2Dto%2Daurora%20global%20exploration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IMAGE 1, record 1, English, IMAGE
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A satellite that was launched in 2000 to study how the solar wind affects the Earth's magnetosphere. 2, record 1, English, - imager%20for%20magnetopause%2Dto%2Daurora%20global%20exploration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In order to do this, the satellite will carry sensors that will make images of the neutral atoms, ultraviolet rays, and radio plasma it finds in its orbit. 2, record 1, English, - imager%20for%20magnetopause%2Dto%2Daurora%20global%20exploration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- imager for magnetopause to aurora global exploration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- imageur d’exploration globale de la magnétopause aux aurores polaires
1, record 1, French, imageur%20d%26rsquo%3Bexploration%20globale%20de%20la%20magn%C3%A9topause%20aux%20aurores%20polaires
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Magnetism
- Geophysics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- magnetopause
1, record 2, English, magnetopause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The magnetosphere separates the region of space dominated by the earth's magnetic field from the interplanetary region dominated by fields and particles of solar origin. 1, record 2, English, - magnetopause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Magnétisme
- Géophysique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- magnétopause 1, record 2, French, magn%C3%A9topause
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La magnétosphère] est séparée de l'espace interplanétaire par la "magnétopause". Les particules des flux corpusculaires ("Vent solaire") contournent la magnétosphère le long de la magnétopause. 1, record 2, French, - magn%C3%A9topause
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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