The Ulysses legacy, in pictures

The joint ESA/NASA solar mission Ulysses has forever changed the way scientists view the Sun and its effect on the surrounding space. The mission’s major results and the legacy it leaves behind have been presented today at ESA Headquarters in Paris, in view of the impending conclusion of the mission on 1 July 2008.

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Hi-res Sketch of a dipole magnetic field	Hi-res Solar cycle plot	Hi-res Two different models of solar magnetic field lines
Hi-res Solar wind speeds measured by Ulysses	Hi-res Ulysses propulsion modules

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