Our first project involves the planet Saturn, its interaction with the solar wind, and measurements performed by the Voyager spacecraft. Saturn is a magnetized planet and interacts with the solar wind by forming a magnetic boundary around which the electrically charged gas known as the solar wind must flow. This project seeks a better understand of how that boundary moves in response to changing solar wind conditions. The links which follow present an organized discussion of the physics and observations which form this project. The presentation is evolving as the work develops and represents the progress we have achieved so far.
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Introduction If you are new to this area, be sure to visit the introduction section. Background The background section introduces you to the Voyager spacecraft. Here we begin a discussion of the analysis, the mathematics, and how the work is performed. The solution to the problem we are trying to solve. Data All the data we had to fiddle around with.