magnetopause
The boundary between a planet's magnetosphere
and the magnetic field of the solar wind.
It forms at a distance where the solar wind dynamic pressure equals the
magnetic pressure of the planet's field. In the case of Earth, this is typically
8 to 11 Earth radii upwind, depending on solar wind conditions.
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magnetosheath
magnetotail
heliopause
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