Zodiacal cloud
type: Concept
broader: Interplanetary dust

Interplanetary medium
type: Concept
narrower: Interplanetary dust

Interplanetary dust
modified: 2020-11-10T17:41:51.857Z
modified: 2020-11-10T17:42:01.618Z
narrower: Meteoroid dust clouds
narrower: Zodiacal cloud
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
broader: Interplanetary medium
type: Concept
definition: Particles of dust in the interplanetary medium. They are left-overs from the beginning of the solar system or from other sources such as sublimating comets. Their existence was first deduced from observations of zodiacal light.
alternative label: Interplanetary dust clouds

Meteoroid dust clouds
type: Concept
broader: Interplanetary dust