Concept information
Preferred term
Termination shock
Definition
- A shock wave inside the heliopause where the supersonic solar wind abruptly slows from an average speed of 500 km s^-1 to subsonic and becomes denser and hotter. (en)
Broader concept
- Heliosphere (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1690
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