| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Earth observation
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| Owner |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Organisation |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| Abstract |
MagSat is a joint NASA and USGS (United States Geological Survey) mission, also known as AEM-3 (Applications Explorer Mission-3) and as Explorer 61. The objective is to obtain a first quantitative survey of the Earth's magnetic field (collection of data for improved modeling of the time-varying magnetic field generated within the core of the Earth, and to map variations in the strength and vector characteristics of crustal magnetization).
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| Cross Reference(s) |
More on MagSat (PDF file)
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| Discipline(s) |
Geology & soil
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