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Could a super Jovian planet have mild radiation belts?
Jupiter's magnetic field is dangerous only in the radiation belts, the parts of the magnetosphere where charged particles are concentrated. Obviously the parts of the magnetosphere where charged ...
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Could a super Jovian planet have mild radiation belts?
Yes, certainly!. Jupiter has such a strong magnetic field, due to it's rotational speed, and has no connection to it's mass.
How is a magnetosphere generated?
All the planets except Venus and Mars, ...
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Are there any bodies in the solar system whose rotation is almost tidally locked or barely tidally locked?
The answer to this question is negative, if "almost tidally locked" signifies a small but persistent deviation from an exact resonance. The anwser, however, is positive if "almost ...
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