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Fast and Slow Solar Wind Streams

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1962

Marcia Neugebauer1962

Interplanetary Space · Science / Astronomy

Uses Mariner 2 plasma data to identify distinct faster and slower streams within the solar wind rather than a single uniform outflow.

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Marcia Neugebauer

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