MAGNETIC FIELD OF SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS

MAGNETIC FIELD OF SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS

Moon

• When compared to the Earth's magnetic field, the Moon's magnetic field is determined to be exceedingly weak, and it lacks a magnetic dipole.
• Despite its strength, it is insufficient to keep the solar wind from ripping the atmosphere away.

Mercury

• Mercury's magnetic field is roughly a magnetic dipole, which indicates that the field contains two poles.
• In comparison, Earth's magnetic field is just 1.1% that of Mercury.
• It is incredibly difficult to maintain an equilibrium atmosphere due to its proximity to the sun.

Mars

• Mars lacks a global magnetic field that is inherent to the planet; instead, the solar wind interacts directly with the atmosphere of Mars, resulting in the formation of a magnetosphere.
• One of the causes of Mars' thin atmosphere, it is presently thought, is that it lacks a substantial magnetosphere.

Venus

• On Venus, there is no magnetic field.
• Our planet's ionosphere is what separates the atmosphere from the solar wind and outer space.
• Despite the fact that Venus lacks a magnetic field, its atmosphere is among the thickest of any terrestrial planet's atmospheres observed.

Jupiter

• Jupiter has the greatest magnetic field, and its atmosphere is thick.

Saturn (the Sun)

• Saturn has the second-biggest magnetosphere in the Solar System, behind Jupiter, which has the largest magnetosphere.
• Uranus and Neptune both have huge magnetic fields that are comparable to one another.

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