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solar system > interplanetary magnetic field

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interplanetary magnetic field  

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  • The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), now more commonly referred to as the heliospheric magnetic field (HMF), is the component of the solar magnetic field that is dragged out from the solar corona by the solar wind flow to fill the Solar System. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interplanetary_magnetic_field)

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Synonym(s)

  • heliospheric magnetic field

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