IMAP Illustration (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

IMAP Illustration

Caption

IMAP will study the protective magnetic bubble that surrounds our solar system, called the heliosphere, and the particle acceleration that occurs across it.

Credit

NASA/Princeton/Johns Hopkins APL/Josh Diaz

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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