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OCR: BOw SH K shock wave, or shock front, produced when gas is abruptly slowed The magnetospheric bow shock is.a thin lave in front ofa plane across which the solar wind velocity drops due to the planet magnetic field atmosphere The solar wind particles are heated compressed pue deflected around the planetary obstacle Ahead Qf the bow shocl the velocity of these particles pel rpendicular to the shocl front super sonic behind subsonic. SHCCK fast moving layer perpendicular