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Dr. Dessler works primarily on magnetospheric and space-plasma physics. Initially, his work concentrated on the Earth's magnetosphere and its interaction with solar plasma. Later, as spacecraft moved throughout the solar system, he extended his interests to other planetary magnetospheres. Most of his recent work has been on the magnetosphere of Jupiter and the escape of gas from its satellite Io to form the Io plasma/gas torus that is embedded deep within the Jovian magnetosphere. He typically uses existing data sets, particularly ground-based observations and data from Voyager, to answer specific questions regarding the workings of the Jovian magnetosphere. His work focuses on interpretation of data as they relate to understanding existing theory and, as necessary, modifying the existing theory or developing new theory.
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