Image: ESA/P. Carril
An artist view of the separation of the Swarm trio of orbiting satellites is pictured above. The three-satellite Swarm mission aims to unravel one of the most mysterious aspects of our planet: the magnetic field. The field protects our planet from cosmic radiation and charged
particles that bombard Earth in ‘solar winds’. Without this protective shield, the atmosphere as we know it would not exist, rendering
life on Earth virtually impossible. All three Swarm satellites are pictured below in vertical positions, ready to join the launch adapter.
Photo: ESA/M. Shafiq
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