cometopause

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noun

The boundary surrounding a comet's coma where the composition of the surrounding plasma transitions from being dominated by solar wind particles to being dominated by cometary plasma.

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Meanings

nouncometopause (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe boundary surrounding a comet's coma where the composition of the surrounding plasma transitions from being dominated by solar wind particles to being dominated by cometary plasma.
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