Concept information
Preferred term
Interplanetary medium
Definition
- The material contained in the solar system in the space through which the planets travel. It consists of the smaller objects such as asteroids, comets, meteorites and also a general pervading interplanetary dust. Moreover a plasma of charged particles streaming outward from the Sun in the form of the solar wind contributes to the interplanetary medium. (en)
Broader concept
- Solar system (en)
Narrower concepts
- Interplanetary dust (en)
- Interplanetary gas (en)
- Interplanetary grains (en)
- Protoplanetary disks (en)
Entry terms
- Interplanetary material (en)
- Interplanetary matter (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/825
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