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English: The magnetometer, mounted on a long boom to keep it far away from the RTGs measures magnetic fields in space and in the vicinity of Jupiter. The electronics at the left of the magnetometer are mounted in the spacecraft.
Source http://history.nasa.gov/SP-349/ch4.htm
Author NASA

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Helium vector magnetometer

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