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Table 1 Established current system at Mercury in comparison with the Earth’s magnetosphere

From: The Mie representation for Mercury’s magnetospheric currents

 

Earth

Mercury

Dense iono-/exosphere

Yes

Unknown

Magnetopause currents

Yes

Yes

Neutral sheet current

Yes

Yes

Region 1 currents

Yes

Yes

Region 2 currents

Yes

Unknown

Ring current

Yes

Unknown