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The Voyager 1 magnetic field observations at Saturn confirm the principally dipolar topology of the planetary magnetic field and suggest the need for more general models which incorporate non-potential field sources external to the planet and within the planetary magnetosphere.
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Acuña, M., Connerney, J. & Ness, N. Topology of Saturn's main magnetic field. Nature 292, 721–724 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/292721a0
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