About 14 o to the east of north 9. It slowly wanders through the arctic. At the moment it is moving towards the north at a rate of a few miles per year. Regions around the Earth where the magnetic field is relatively intense. They protect us from the harmful effects of the solar wind by deflecting charged particles before the reach the Earth's surface.
Light shows in the sky.
High energy particles from the solar wind being funneled by the Earth's magnetic field into the atmosphere over the polar regions. Aurora Borealis Moon 12. About one quarter the size. Same as the time to orbit the Earth, about 27.3 days 15. Meteor impact craters 16.