Physics
Scientific paper
Jan 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997esabu.......75m&link_type=abstract
ESA Bulletin, p. 75
Physics
Ulysses Mission, Heliosphere, Solar Activity Effects, Discovery (Orbiter), International Cooperation, European Space Agency, Nasa Space Programs, Energetic Particles, Cosmic Rays
Scientific paper
On 30 September 1995, five years after launch, Ulysses completed the first phase of its highly successful exploratory mission to study the sun's environment from the unique perspective of a solar polar orbit. The scientific data returned by the nine experiments on board Ulysses have literally added a new dimension to our view of the sun's environment, the heliosphere. The breadth of scientific topics addressed by the mission ranges from detailed measurements of the solar wind and its magnetic field to the properties of interstellar gas and the isotopic composition of cosmic-ray nuclei. Most of these seemingly diverse phenomena coexist in the heliosphere, and a major contribution of the Ulysses observations is the very specific constraints they place on our physical description of this environment. In this article, we summarize the key findings of the mission to date, and discuss the results to be expected from the second phase of Ulysses' out-of-ecliptic journey.
Marsden Richard G.
Smith Edward. J.
Wenzel Klaus-Peter
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