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Mars’ plasma system. Scientific potential of coordinated multipoint missions: “The next generation”. / Sánchez-Cano, Beatriz; Lester, Mark; Andrews, David et al.
In: Experimental Astronomy, Vol. 54, No. 2-3, 31.12.2022, p. 641-676.

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Sánchez-Cano, B, Lester, M, Andrews, D, Opgenoorth, H, Lillis, R, Leblanc, F, Fowler, CM, Fang, X, Vaisberg, O, Mayyasi, M, Holmberg, M, Guo, J, Hamrin, M, Mazelle, C, Peter, K, Pätzold, M, Stergiopoulou, K, Goetz, C, Ermakov, VN, Shuvalov, S, Wild, J, Blelly, P-L, Mendillo, M, Bertucci, C, Cartacci, M, Orosei, R, Chu, F, Kopf, A, Girazian, Z & Roman, M 2022, 'Mars’ plasma system. Scientific potential of coordinated multipoint missions: “The next generation”', Experimental Astronomy, vol. 54, no. 2-3, pp. 641-676. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09790-0

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Sánchez-Cano, B., Lester, M., Andrews, D., Opgenoorth, H., Lillis, R., Leblanc, F., Fowler, C. M., Fang, X., Vaisberg, O., Mayyasi, M., Holmberg, M., Guo, J., Hamrin, M., Mazelle, C., Peter, K., Pätzold, M., Stergiopoulou, K., Goetz, C., Ermakov, V. N., ... Roman, M. (2022). Mars’ plasma system. Scientific potential of coordinated multipoint missions: “The next generation”. Experimental Astronomy, 54(2-3), 641-676. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-021-09790-0

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Sánchez-Cano B, Lester M, Andrews D, Opgenoorth H, Lillis R, Leblanc F et al. Mars’ plasma system. Scientific potential of coordinated multipoint missions: “The next generation”. Experimental Astronomy. 2022 Dec 31;54(2-3):641-676. Epub 2021 Nov 13. doi: 10.1007/s10686-021-09790-0

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Sánchez-Cano, Beatriz ; Lester, Mark ; Andrews, David et al. / Mars’ plasma system. Scientific potential of coordinated multipoint missions : “The next generation”. In: Experimental Astronomy. 2022 ; Vol. 54, No. 2-3. pp. 641-676.

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title = "Mars{\textquoteright} plasma system. Scientific potential of coordinated multipoint missions: “The next generation”",
abstract = "The objective of this White Paper, submitted to ESA{\textquoteright}s Voyage 2050 call, is to get a more holistic knowledge of the dynamics of the Martian plasma system, from its surface up to the undisturbed solar wind outside of the induced magnetosphere. This can only be achieved with coordinated multi-point observations with high temporal resolution as they have the scientific potential to track the whole dynamics of the system (from small to large scales), and they constitute the next generation of the exploration of Mars analogous to what happened at Earth a few decades ago. This White Paper discusses the key science questions that are still open at Mars and how they could be addressed with coordinated multipoint missions. The main science questions are: (i) How does solar wind driving impact the dynamics of the magnetosphere and ionosphere? (ii) What is the structure and nature of the tail of Mars{\textquoteright} magnetosphere at all scales? (iii) How does the lower atmosphere couple to the upper atmosphere? (iv) Why should we have a permanent in-situ Space Weather monitor at Mars? Each science question is devoted to a specific plasma region, and includes several specific scientific objectives to study in the coming decades. In addition, two mission concepts are also proposed based on coordinated multi-point science from a constellation of orbiting and ground-based platforms, which focus on understanding and solving the current science gaps.",
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author = "Beatriz S{\'a}nchez-Cano and Mark Lester and David Andrews and Hermann Opgenoorth and Robert Lillis and Francois Leblanc and C.M. Fowler and Xiaohua Fang and Oleg Vaisberg and Majd Mayyasi and Mika Holmberg and Jingnan Guo and Maria Hamrin and Christian Mazelle and Kerstin Peter and Martin P{\"a}tzold and Katerina Stergiopoulou and Charlotte Goetz and Ermakov, {Vladimir Nikolaevich} and Sergei Shuvalov and Jim Wild and P.-L. Blelly and Michael Mendillo and Cesar Bertucci and Marco Cartacci and Roberto Orosei and Feng Chu and Andrew Kopf and Zachary Girazian and Michael Roman",
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AU - Sánchez-Cano, Beatriz

AU - Lester, Mark

AU - Andrews, David

AU - Opgenoorth, Hermann

AU - Lillis, Robert

AU - Leblanc, Francois

AU - Fowler, C.M.

AU - Fang, Xiaohua

AU - Vaisberg, Oleg

AU - Mayyasi, Majd

AU - Holmberg, Mika

AU - Guo, Jingnan

AU - Hamrin, Maria

AU - Mazelle, Christian

AU - Peter, Kerstin

AU - Pätzold, Martin

AU - Stergiopoulou, Katerina

AU - Goetz, Charlotte

AU - Ermakov, Vladimir Nikolaevich

AU - Shuvalov, Sergei

AU - Wild, Jim

AU - Blelly, P.-L.

AU - Mendillo, Michael

AU - Bertucci, Cesar

AU - Cartacci, Marco

AU - Orosei, Roberto

AU - Chu, Feng

AU - Kopf, Andrew

AU - Girazian, Zachary

AU - Roman, Michael

PY - 2022/12/31

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KW - Missions

KW - Ionosphere

KW - Magnetosphere

KW - Solar wind

KW - ESA Voyage 2050

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JO - Experimental Astronomy

JF - Experimental Astronomy

SN - 0922-6435

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