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Heliosphere vs Heliotail - What's the difference?

heliosphere | heliotail |

As nouns the difference between heliosphere and heliotail

is that heliosphere is heliosphere while heliotail is (astronomy) the part of the heliosphere opposite to the bow shock.

heliosphere

English

(wikipedia heliosphere)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.

    • Hypernyms

    * astrosphere

    Coordinate terms

    * heliopause * heliosheath * termination shock * stellar magnetosphere * stellar wind

    heliotail

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) The part of the heliosphere opposite to the bow shock