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INTERPLANETARY MEDIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2007-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Planets
  • Solar Energy
DEF

The material in between the planets in the solar system, including that within the Earth's radius and out to and beyond the outer planets [Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune].

OBS

It contains not only the smaller objects in the solar system, such as asteroids, comets, meteors, meteorites, but also a general interplanetary dust and interplanetary plasma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Planètes
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Matière présente entre les planètes du système solaire, y compris dans le rayon de la Terre et au-delà des planètes extérieures (Jupiter, Saturne, Uranus, Neptune).

OBS

Le milieu interplanétaire comprend non seulement les corps les plus petits du système solaire, comme les astéroïdes, les comètes, les météores et les météorites, mais aussi de la poussière et du plasma interplanétaires.

Spanish

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