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Ambipolar electric field helps shape Earth’s ionosphere

25 Sep 2024 Isabelle Dumé
The Endurance rocket ship launches from Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Lift off The Endurance rocket ship launches from Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. (Courtesy: Andøya Space/Leif Jonny Eilertsen)
A drop in electric potential of just 0.55 V measured at altitudes of between 250–768 km in the E

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