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Astrophysics and Cosmology
Solar System Astronomy
1. Foundations of Solar System Study
2. The Sun: Our Central Star
3. Interplanetary Environment
4. Terrestrial Planets: Inner Solar System
5. Asteroid Belt and Small Bodies
6. Giant Planets: Outer Solar System
7. Trans-Neptunian Region
8. Comets and Small Bodies
9. Solar System Formation and Evolution
10. Comparative Planetology
11. Habitability and Astrobiology
12. Solar System Exploration
13. Planetary Defense
3.
Interplanetary Environment
3.1.
Solar Wind Dynamics
3.1.1.
Plasma Flow Characteristics
3.1.2.
Magnetic Field Embedded in Plasma
3.1.3.
Sector Structure
3.1.4.
Corotating Interaction Regions
3.2.
Interplanetary Magnetic Field
3.2.1.
Heliospheric Current Sheet
3.2.2.
Magnetic Sector Boundaries
3.2.3.
Field Line Connectivity
3.3.
Interplanetary Dust
3.3.1.
Zodiacal Dust Cloud
3.3.2.
Dust Sources
3.3.2.1.
Cometary Debris
3.3.2.2.
Asteroidal Collisions
3.3.3.
Poynting-Robertson Effect
3.3.4.
Zodiacal Light Phenomenon
3.4.
Cosmic Ray Environment
3.4.1.
Galactic Cosmic Rays
3.4.2.
Solar Energetic Particles
3.4.3.
Modulation by Solar Activity
3.4.4.
Effects on Spacecraft and Astronauts
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