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phenomena > heliospheric phenomena > bow shock crossing > bow shock

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bow shock  

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  • The bow shock is a discontinuity that forms in the solar wind when the supersonic solar wind encounters the magnetic field of a planet, very similar to the shock wave that forms upstream of an aircraft moving at a supersonic speed.

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