text: In addition , the Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument ( MIMI ) observed that this gentle gradient was punctuated by three sharp drops in plasma flow on each side of the moon , a pattern that was also nearly symmetrical .
simplified: In addition , the Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument ( MIMI ) saw that this gentle gradient was punctuated by three sharp drops in plasma flow on each side of the moon , a pattern that was also nearly symmetric .