Region
Termination Shock
TypeRegion
LocationAbout 80-90 AU
About Termination Shock
The first boundary of the heliosphere, where the solar wind abruptly slows below the speed of sound. Voyager 2 crossed it in 2007 at 84 AU and reported it thinner than predicted.
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