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The filtering of interstellar dust in the solar system

Kempf, S.; Krüger, H.; Srama, R. +4 more

Context. Theoretical predictions demonstrate that small (<0.1 µm) interstellar grains are mostly excluded from reaching the planetary system by electromagnetic interactions in the heliopause region and in the inner heliosphere. Bigger interstellar grains have been recorded in the planetary system by dust measurements on board Ulysses and …