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Voyager 2 Termination Shock Crossing

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

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2007

Edward C. Stone30 August 2007

Heliosphere · Science / Astronomy

Oversees analysis as Voyager 2 crosses the termination shock and returns the first direct plasma measurements obtained during passage through this solar-wind boundary.

Names involved

Edward C. Stone

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