Plasma Imaging, LOcal Measurement, and Tomographic Experiment (PILOT): A Mission Concept for Transformational Multi-Scale Observations of Mass and Energy Flow Dynamics in Earth’s Magnetosphere

Plasma Imaging, LOcal Measurement, and Tomographic Experiment (PILOT): A Mission Concept for Transformational Multi-Scale Observations of Mass and Energy Flow Dynamics in Earth’s Magnetosphere

We currently do not understand the fundamental physical processes that govern mass and energy flow through the Earth’s magnetosphere. Knowledge of these processes is critical to understanding the mass loss rate of Earth’s atmosphere, as well as for determining the role that a planetary magnetic fiel...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Malaspina, Robert Ergun, Jerry Goldstein, Constance Spittler, Laila Andersson, Joseph Borovsky, Xiangning Chu, Lauren De Moudt, Dennis Gallagher, Vania Jordanova, Solène Lejosne, Jason Link, Naomi Maruyama, Jeffery Parker, Scott Thaller, Bryce Unruh, Brian Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
inner magnetosphere
plasmasphere
cold plasma
mission concept
mass transport
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.910730/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.910730/full

Similar Items