heliosheath
(outer layer of the heliosphere beyond its termination shock)
The heliosheath is the outer region of the heliosphere
where the solar wind has already slowed to subsonic speed
(the region of slowing termed the heliosphere's termination shock)
and is interacting with the interstellar medium, about 80 to 100 AU
at its closest. The Voyager spacecrafts have reached it and
subsequently reached and passed the heliopause, its far edge.
(solar system,heliosphere,solar wind)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosheath
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/voyager-heliosheath/
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2008/06/The_heliosphere
http://web.mit.edu/space/www/helio.review/axford.suess.html
https://kiss.caltech.edu/workshops/ism/presentations/InterstellHeliospheProbe.pdf
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/voyagers-heliosheath/
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| ~0 | 80AU | ~0ly | | heliosheath |
|
Referenced by pages:
anomalous cosmic rays (ACR)
heliosphere
IMAP
Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)
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