Ring Current

A ring current is an electric current carried by charged particles trapped in a planet's magnetosphere. It is caused by the longitudinal drift of energetic (10–200 keV) particles.

Read more about Ring Current:  Earth's Ring Current, The Ring Current and Geomagnetic Storms

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