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Lunar modulations

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Tides not only affect ocean dynamics but also influence the Earth’s magnetosphere. Satellite observations have now revealed evidence of tidal effects in the Earth’s plasmasphere correlated with Moon phases.

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Fig. 1: The Earth’s plasmasphere.

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    Balázs Heilig

  2. Space Research Group, Department of Geophysics and Space Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

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Heilig, B. Lunar modulations. Nat. Phys. 19, 467–468 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01913-4

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