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Voyager 2 Heliopause Plasma Signature

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

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2018

John D. Richardson5 November 2018

Interstellar Space · Science / Astronomy

Uses Voyager 2 plasma measurements to identify the sharp transition from the heliosphere into interstellar space.

Names involved

John D. Richardson

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