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Voyager 2 Heliopause Crossing

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

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2018

Edward C. Stone5 November 2018

Heliopause · Science / Astronomy

Leads interpretation of Voyager 2 observations as the spacecraft crosses the heliopause and measures the transition from solar-wind plasma to the interstellar environment.

Names involved

Edward C. Stone

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