heliosphere

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See also: héliosphère

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helio- +‎ -sphere

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heliosphere (plural heliospheres)

  1. (astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.

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