Solar Orbiter: Exploring the Sun-Heliosphere Connection

D. Müller; R. G. Marsden; O. C. St. Cyr; H. R. Gilbert

doi:10.1007/s11207-012-0085-7

Solar Orbiter: Exploring the Sun-Heliosphere Connection

D. Müller, R. G. Marsden, O. C. St. Cyr, H. R. Gilbert

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Abstract

The heliosphere represents a uniquely accessible domain of space, where fundamental physical processes common to solar, astrophysical and laboratory plasmas can be studied under conditions impossible to reproduce on Earth and unfeasible to observe from astronomical distances. Solar Orbiter, the first mission of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015 - 2025 programme, will address the central question of heliophysics: How does the Sun create and control the heliosphere? In this paper, we present the scientific goals of the mission and provide an overview of the mission implementation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-70
Number of pages	46
Journal	Solar Physics
Volume	285
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-012-0085-7
State	Published - Jul 2013

Keywords

Corona
Dynamics
Heliosphere
Magnetic fields
Sun

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