Voyager 1 exited the solar wind at a distance of ∼85 AU from the Sun

Nature

Volumn 426, Issue 6962, 2003, Pages 45-48

  Krimigis, S M ^a   Decker, R B ^a   Hill, M E ^b   Armstrong, T P ^c   Gloeckler, G ^b   Hamilton, D C ^b   Lanzerotti, L J ^d,e   Roelof, E C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c Fundamental Technologies LLC   (United States)

^d LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^e NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; REENTRY; SHOCK WAVES; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE FLIGHT; SUBSONIC FLOW; SUPERSONIC FLOW; WIND;

SOLAR WIND;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

SOLAR SYSTEM; SOLAR WIND; SPACECRAFT;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATOMIC PARTICLE; COSMOS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; SUN; THEORY; WIND;

EID: 0242713051     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02068     Document Type: Article

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