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Definition 2024
heliopause
heliopause
See also: héliopause
English
Noun
heliopause (plural heliopauses)
- (astronomy) The boundary of heliosphere where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium.
Coordinate terms
- heliosphere
- heliosheath
- termination shock
- stellar magnetosphere
- stellar wind
Translations
boundary
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