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Interstellar Plasma Density Measurement

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

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2013

Donald A. Gurnett2013

Interstellar Space · Science / Astronomy

Voyager 1 plasma-wave observations measure electron-density oscillations characteristic of the local interstellar medium.

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Donald A. Gurnett

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