2.3.1 spase://CNES/Instrument/CDPP-AMDA/VEX/MAG MAG Fluxgate Magnetometer 2009-05-20T21:10:13Z MAG, the magnetometer instrument, is designed to make measurements of magnetic field strength and direction. This information is used to identify boundaries between the various plasma regions, study the interaction of the solar wind with the atmosphere of Venus and provide support data for measurements made by other instruments. The magnetometer instrument consists of two tri-axial fluxgate magnetometers, one mounted on the outer surface of the spacecraft and one on the end of a 1 metre long deployable boom, and an electronic control unit. The use of two sensors reduces the effect of the intrinsic magnetic field of the spacecraft on the measurements. spase://SMWG/Person/Tielong.Zhang PrincipalInvestigator spase://CNES/Person/Magda.Delva GeneralContact ESA Venus-Express MAG description http://sci.esa.int/venus-express/33964-instruments/?fbodylongid=1443 Magnetometer spase://CNES/Observatory/CDPP-AMDA/VEX