File:The Local Cloud and the G Cloud.jpg
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English: The new IBEX measurements of the velocity of interstellar atoms definitively pinpoint the location of the Sun relative to the gas and dust in our immediate vicinity. On the left, the distribution of gas and dust around the Sun is shown, and the direction of motion of the various gas clouds are depicted by arrows. The nearest clouds are the Local Cloud and the G Cloud. On the right, the new results from IBEX solved a discrepancy and are a perfect match with the Local Cloud measurements made by looking at nearby stars. Now we know that the Sun is surrounded by the Local Cloud, while being very close to its edge. |
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| Source | http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ibex/multimedia/013112-briefing-materials.html |
| Author | NASA/Goddard/Adler/U. Chicago/Wesleyan |
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