A Retrospective Look Forward on Constellation-Class Geospace Missions (Invited)

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Dec 2009

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009, abstract #SM42A-02

Physics

[2794] Magnetospheric Physics / Instruments And Techniques, [2799] Magnetospheric Physics / General Or Miscellaneous

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Many outstanding geospace science goals require missions that explore a range of size- and time-scales which, for instance, might span scales from the microphysics of reconnection to the global energetics of fluid-scale reconnection outflows. In many cases, the physical problem in question requires an exploration of multiple scales simultaneously in order to make significant progress in understanding. Consequently, whereas early discovery missions in geospace were principally single spacecraft missions, with broadly instrumented spacecraft, multiple spacecraft missions with more focused science goals and instrumentation have become more prevalent with time, particularly in the past decade. Recent examples of such science missions include Cluster, THEMIS, and ST-5. Despite substantial progress in understanding of certain focused areas and size scales, other science goals remain unfulfilled with present or currently planned missions. In this talk, we revisit geospace science goals that require implementation strategies involving constellations of spacecraft, and assess opportunities for future progress toward meeting these goals in the context of nanosatellites.

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