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The Lion Roars
What is that screeching in my ear?
Are those bombs overhead?
No, no. It's just the Magnetosphere.
So, what is the Magnetosphere?
Waves come from special places in the Magnetosphere.
What about other planets? Jupiter, for instance.
Jupiter has Upper Hybrid Waves.
Jupiter also has Chorus.
What does Saturn have?
Saturn also has plasmaspheric hiss.
What does Saturn have that Earth does not?
What do scientists do with these waves?
In Conclusion ...
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Curators: Mitzi Adams
Author: Dennis Gallagher
NASA Official: Dr. Renee Weber
Last Updated: July 11, 2016