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The external envelopes of the different bodies in the Solar System are directly in contact with the interplanetary medium. This chapter describes the different physical processes that are involved, and which govern the exchange of matter, energy, and momentum between the bodies and the interplanetary medium.
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Encrenaz, T., Bibring, JP., Blanc, M., Barucci, MA., Roques, F., Zarka, P. (2004). The Interaction of Solar-System Bodies with the Interplanetary Medium. In: The Solar System. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10403-3_5
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