Cassini in situ observations of long duration magnetic reconnection in Saturn’s magnetotail

Arridge, C.S.; Eastwood, J.P.; Jackman, C.M.; Poh, G.-K.; Slavin, J.A.; Thomsen, M.F.; André, N.; Jia, X.; Kidder, A.; Lamy, L.; Radioti, Aikaterini; Sergis, N.; Volwerk, M.; Walsh, A.P.; Zarka, P.; Coates, A.J.; Dougherty, M.K.

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Cassini in situ observations of long duration magnetic reconnection in Saturn’s magnetotail

Arridge, C.S.; Eastwood, J.P.; Jackman, C.M. et al.

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Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

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Arridge, C.S.

Eastwood, J.P.

Jackman, C.M.

Poh, G.-K.

Slavin, J.A.

Thomsen, M.F.

André, N.

Jia, X.

Kidder, A.

Lamy, L.

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Cassini in situ observations of long duration magnetic reconnection in Saturn’s magnetotail

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2016

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Nature Physics

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1745-2473

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Nature Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom

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