Solar System Astronomy

  1. Interplanetary Environment
    1. Solar Wind Dynamics
      1. Plasma Flow Characteristics
        1. Magnetic Field Embedded in Plasma
          1. Sector Structure
            1. Corotating Interaction Regions
            2. Interplanetary Magnetic Field
              1. Heliospheric Current Sheet
                1. Magnetic Sector Boundaries
                  1. Field Line Connectivity
                  2. Interplanetary Dust
                    1. Zodiacal Dust Cloud
                      1. Dust Sources
                        1. Cometary Debris
                          1. Asteroidal Collisions
                          2. Poynting-Robertson Effect
                            1. Zodiacal Light Phenomenon
                            2. Cosmic Ray Environment
                              1. Galactic Cosmic Rays
                                1. Solar Energetic Particles
                                  1. Modulation by Solar Activity
                                    1. Effects on Spacecraft and Astronauts

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