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Fig. 2

From: Sub-ion-gyro scale magnetic field compressions generated by the solar wind interaction with the moon

Fig. 2

Kaguya position and magnetic field vectors of limb compression on 1 January 2008. a Position of the moon in the GSE coordinate system, with the nominal bow shock (BS) and magnetopause (MP) of the Earth, and (b–d) Position of Kaguya in the SSE coordinate system, projected onto the (b) x–y, c x–z and (d) y–z planes. Thin-lined curves show that Kaguya was behind the moon. Green bars represent 1-s averaged magnetic field vectors observed by Kaguya during the period from 13:29:20 to 13:29:27

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