Mercury/Magnetic Tornadoes

"Flux Transfer Events" in Mercury's magnetosphere. These are magnetic field lines that coil and penetrate the magnetosphere, allowing a path for particles from the sun to follow to strike Mercury's surface. These "storms" are much more powerful than those at Earth.

Magnetic Tornadoes Discovered (Jun 2009)

 * See Mercury/Magnetic Tornadoes


 * http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090608-mm-mercury-tornadoes.html