wiki Word: Heliosheath
PRONOUNCIATION KEY:  Heel'-ee-o-Sheeth
 

 

 

 

 

Definition: Heliosheath is the zone between the termination shock and the heliopause at the out border of the Solar System

 

 

 The Heliosheath is one of the layers that sourounds the sun within the Helioshere. It extends about 8.7 billion miles out from the sun. The Heliosheath is the layer after the termenation shock and it is shaped like the coma of a comet. People have known about the heliosheath since the late 1950's. It trails several times the distance in the direction opposite to the sun's path through space. The Heliosheath is very im portant to humans too, it helps protect us from galactic cosmic rays.

 

 

Berkas:Voyager 1 entering heliosheath region.jpg

The Heliosheath is very important for us to be studying in class because it is about our sun and the sun is an important factor of human life. Every study of space moves us closer to knowing even more about our existence and the Heliosheath is one of those steps and it is a ray in which our Earth lives inside. The Heliosheath is one of many shields that protects us from the suns dangerous rays and if it weren't here we might not be either.

 

"Image:Voyager 1 entering heliosheath region.jpg." wikimedia commons. April 26 2008. Wikimedia foundation. 9 May 2008 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Voyager_1_entering_heliosheath_region.jpg .

Gort, James. "Astronomy." All Experts. 11 Apr 2007. About, Inc.. 11 May 2008 http://en.allexperts.com/q/Astronomy-1360/heliosheath.htm.  http://www.ibex.swri.edu/multimedia/img/ena_research.jpg      

"Multiscale structure of magnetic fields in the heliosheath." AGU. 22 Sep 2006. American Geophysical Union. 11 May 2008 <http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2006/2006JA011850.shtml>. 

"Heliosphere." Wikipedia. 4 May 2008. Wikimedia foundation, inc.. 11 May 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliosphere. scroll down for heliosheath

"English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search ." Allwords. 2008. wiktionary.org. 11 May 2008 http://www.allwords.com/word-heliosheath.html.

Dr. Phillips, Tony. "suprizes from the edge of the solar system." Science@Nasa. 9/21/2006. Nasa. 13 May 2008 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/21sep_voyager.htm.  

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