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How IBEX Maps the Edge of the Heliosphere (Via Orbit)

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Southwest Research Institute

How IBEX Maps the Edge of the Heliosphere (Via Orbit)

video: As IBEX orbits, it builds on the crescent shape captured by its rotation until it completes one all-sky map in about six-months. These maps are revealing the structures, dynamics, energetic particle acceleration, and charged particle propagation in this very complex but important region. view more 

Credit: Southwest Research Institute


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