Magnetic field observations of the jovian magnetosphere suggest an extended magnetic tail, which has been formed by solar wind interaction with the planetary field.
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Ness, N., Acuna, M., Lepping, R. et al. Jupiter's magnetic tail. Nature 280, 799–802 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280799a0
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