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Magnetosphere vs Magnetosheath - What's the difference?

magnetosphere | magnetosheath |

As nouns the difference between magnetosphere and magnetosheath

is that magnetosphere is magnetosphere while magnetosheath is (astronomy) the region of space between the magnetopause and the bow shock of a planet's magnetosphere.

magnetosphere

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) The comet-shaped region around Earth or another planet in which charged particles are trapped or deflected. Shaped by the solar wind and the planet's magnetic field.

    • Derived terms

    * magnetospheric

    magnetosheath

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia magnetosheath) (en noun)
  • (astronomy) The region of space between the magnetopause and the bow shock of a planet's magnetosphere