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Strange Anomaly in 1986 May Have Warped Our Perception of Uranus
https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-anomaly-in-1986-may-have-warped-our-perception-of-uranus
For decades, we've thought we had a pretty good grasp of Uranus.
The penultimate planet, our best measurements suggest, has a whole slew of idiosyncrasies. And one of the most puzzling is its magnetic field. According to measurements taken by Voyager 2 when the NASA probe conducted a flyby in 1986, Uranus's magnetosphere is a hot mess – off-center and off-kilter, unlike anything else in the Solar System.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/763805
https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-anomaly-in-1986-may-have-warped-our-perception-of-uranus
For decades, we've thought we had a pretty good grasp of Uranus.
The penultimate planet, our best measurements suggest, has a whole slew of idiosyncrasies. And one of the most puzzling is its magnetic field. According to measurements taken by Voyager 2 when the NASA probe conducted a flyby in 1986, Uranus's magnetosphere is a hot mess – off-center and off-kilter, unlike anything else in the Solar System.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/763805