cometopause

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Synonyms: somatopause

Antonyms: somatopause

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Noun

1. The [[boundary]] surrounding a [[comet]]'s [[coma]] where the composition of the surrounding [[plasma]] transitions from being dominated by [[solar wind]] [[particle]]s to being dominated by [[cometary]] [[plasma]].

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