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charged particle
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charged particle (chärjd)
n.
An elementary particle, such as a proton or electron, with a positive or negative electric charge.


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An international team of astronomers made the discovery analyzing data from the MIMI's LEMMS sensor, which measures the energy and angular distribution of charged particles in the magnetic bubble that surrounds Saturn.
Auroras, commonly called the northern and southern lights, are caused when charged particles from space slam into gas molecules in the upper atmosphere.
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