Mercury/Magnetopause

Outermost layer of Mercury's magnetic field. Kelvin-Helmholtz waves were detected during Messenger's first flyby.

Magnetosphere Radically Different on 2nd Flyby than First (May 2009)

 * See Mercury/Magnetosphere, Mercury/Magnetopause


 * http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/messenger/multimedia/release_telecon_20090430.html