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Voyager Cosmic Ray Subsystem (CRS)

The Voyager cosmic-ray detectors, whose measurements of the sudden change in particle counts marked each spacecraft's crossing of the heliopause into interstellar space.

Highlights

  • Detected the Voyagers' crossing into interstellar space

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The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.