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An overview of the solar wind termination shock is presented including: its place in the heliosphere and its origin; its structure including the role of interstellar pickup ions and galactic and anomalous cosmic rays; its inferred location based on Lyman-α backscatter, Voyager radio signals, and anomalous cosmic rays; its shape and movement.
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Lee, M.A. The termination shock of the solar wind. Space Sci Rev 78, 109–116 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00170797
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00170797