We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Magnetospheric Studies: A Requirement for Addressing Interdisciplinary Mysteries in the Ice Giant Systems.
- Authors
Kollmann, P.; Cohen, I.; Allen, R. C.; Clark, G.; Roussos, E.; Vines, S.; Dietrich, W.; Wicht, J.; de Pater, I.; Runyon, K. D.; Cartwright, R.; Masters, A.; Brain, D.; Hibbits, K.; Mauk, B.; Gkioulidou, M.; Rymer, A.; McNutt, R.; Hue, V.; Stanley, S.
- Abstract
Uranus and Neptune are the least-explored planets in our Solar System. This paper summarizes mysteries about these incredibly intriguing planets and their environments spurred by our limited observations from Voyager 2 and Earth-based systems. Several of these observations are either inconsistent with our current understanding built from exploring other planetary systems, or indicate such unique characteristics of these Ice Giants that they leave us with more questions than answers. This paper specifically focuses on the value of all aspects of magnetospheric measurements, from the radiation belt structure to plasma dynamics to coupling to the solar wind, through a future mission to either of these planets. Such measurements have large interdisciplinary value, as demonstrated by the large number of mysteries discussed in this paper that cover other non-magnetospheric disciplines, including planetary interiors, atmospheres, rings, and moons.
- Subjects
PLANETARY interiors; SOLAR system; RADIATION belts; PLANETARY systems; ICE; PLANETARY atmospheres; SOLAR wind
- Publication
Space Science Reviews, 2020, Vol 216, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
0038-6308
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11214-020-00696-5