DMOSS: Dust Measurements in the Outer Solar System

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Jan 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001iaop.work...39h&link_type=abstract

Forum on Innovative Approaches to Outer Planetary Exploration 2001-2020, p. 39

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Cosmic Dust, Solar System, Detectors, Outer Planets Explorers, Planetary Evolution, Spatial Distribution

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We propose a large surface area (approx.0.5 sq m), light-weight (< 0.5 kg) and low-power (< 1 w) dust detector to investigate the dust distribution in the Solar System beyond the orbits of the giant planets. Dust Measurements in the Outer Solar System (DMOSS) observations will greatly advance our understanding of the origin and evolution of our own Solar System and allow for comparative studies of planet formation in dust disks around other stars. The dust disk around beta Pictoris is an example where the observed structure is thought to indicate the presence of planets. We know far more about the outer edges of the dust disks in these distant systems than about our own Solar System's dust disk. DMOSS will make significant contributions towards understanding the origin and evolution of our own Solar System and to compare it with planetary systems around other stars. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.

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