What is the name of the boundary where the Sun's solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium?
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Heliopause
The heliopause is where the solar wind is stopped by the interstellar medium. Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have passed this boundary into interstellar space.
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- What term describes the outer limit of the Sun's influence, where the solar wind meets the interstellar medium?