... rotates by a rather small angle, 15 degrees, and if "open" field lines in the lobes ... solar wind would need 2-3 days to cover the corresponding distance (equal to about ... rotation axis, which itself is inclined by 23.5 degrees to the direction ...
... Views of the Solar System Copyright ї 1997 by Calvin J. Hamilton . ... possible, so the orbit of Venera 16 was rotated back 20њ at this time to map the ... latitude of 30њ N. During the orbit, Venus would rotate on its axis by 1.5њ, so the ...
... Sun exhibit differential rotation : at the equator the surface rotates once every 25 ... rotation extends considerably down into the interior of the Sun but core of the Sun ...
... 17. The Corona . 18. Solar Wind . 18A. Interplan. Field . 18H.Solar Wind obs. ... Solar Wind . 18A. Interplan. Field . 18H.Solar Wind obs. ... 300,000 times heavier than Earth and rotates around its axis (as viewed from the ...
... rotated, and the magnetic polarity of the "leading" spot north of the equator, in ... their "roots" rotated and therefore the greater the difference in solar longitude ... solar cycle were developed by the Babcock [1961] in the 1960s. More recent work ...
... the large scale magnetic field in the photosphere taken at the Wilcox Solar Observatory since 1976 up to 2007 have been analyzed to deduce its latitudinal and longitudinal structures and asymmetry, its differential rotation, and their variability in time ...
... As a result, it (or the atmosphere around it) conducts electricity, and as Jupiter's magnetic environment rotates past it (just as the solar wind flows past Earth), electric currents are produced along the field lines linking it to Jupiter. ...