ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The AMPTE-UKS1 has a perigee of 550 km, apogee of 1.7 Earth radii and period of 43.8 h. In October 1984, apogee was near the noon meridian and the satellite was ideally situated to observe the IMF directly upstream of the Earth's magnetosphere and bow shock. The Imperial College magnetometer was ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/318451a0
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