Atlas of All Things

solar sail

solar sail

Large reflective membrane that uses the pressure of sunlight for propulsion.

All languages

English
solar sail
Norwegian
solseil
Japanese
ソーラーセイル — そーらーせいる — sōrā seiru
Korean
태양 돛 — taeyang dot
Spanish
vela solar
French
voile solaire
German
Sonnensegel

Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.