NASA/RP-1378, Armstrong, T.P. and Johnson, C.L., Magnetosphere Imager Science Definition Team Interim Report, Advanced Systems and Technology Office, Program Development. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812 and *University of Kansas., September 1995, pp. 76, Format(s): PDF 3191k |
For three decades, magnetospheric field and plasma measurements have been made by diverse instruments flown on spacecraft in may different orbits, widely separated in space and time, and under various solar and magnetospheric conditions. Scientists have used this information to piece together an intricate, yet incomplete view of the magnetosphere. A simultaneous global view, using various light wavelengths and energetic neutral atoms, could
reveal exciting new data nd help explain complex magnetospheric processes, thus providing a clear picture of this region of space. This report documents the scientific rational for such a magnetospheric imaging mission and provides a mission concept for its implementation.
| Keywords: | magnetosphere, geocorona, plasmasheet, spacecraft design |
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| CASI Document ID Number: | 96N15341 |
| Subjects: | Geoscience: Geophysics |
| ID Code: | 282 |
| Deposited On: | 27 June 2002 |