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A magnetospere is a volume of space,
surrounding a planet, controlled by the
planet's magnetic field, and acting as a
magnetic `shell'. The Earth's magnetosphere
extends 64,000km (40,000miles) towards the
Sun, but many times this distance on the side
away from the Sun.
Subject by: George Sweeney