Ulysses Science

 

The Ulysses science experiments.
Ulysses' view of the heliosphere (schematic).

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Ulysses map of the heliosphere.
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Polar overlay plot of SWOOPS solar wind speed data and EIT/LASCO/Mauna Loa images of the solar corona.
From McComas, D.J., et al., Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 1-4, 1998.
The Ulysses timeline versus sunspot number.
Computer model of the solar corona, solar wind, and spiral magnetic field.
Ulysses passes through the tail of comet Hyakutake
(Digital painting courtesy of David A. Hardy ).