A magnetic reconnection event within Saturn’s magnetosphere, captured by Cassini at an unexpected site, may reshape our views on how internally produced plasma is circulated in giant planet magnetospheres.
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Roussos, E. Missing link found?. Nat Astron 2, 621–622 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0553-6
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