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A close-up of the sunNASA's long-range plan for the study of solar-terrestrial relations includes a Solar Probe Mission in which a spacecraft is put into an eccentric orbit with perihelion near 4 solar radii (0.02 AU). The scientific experiments which might be done with such a mission are discussed. Topics include the distribution of mass within the Sun, solar angular momentum, the fine structure of the solar surface and corona, the acceleration of the solar wind and energetic particles, and the evolution of interplanetary dust. The mission could also contribute to high-accuracy tests of general relativity and the search for cosmic gravitational radiation.
Document ID
19780025021
Document Type
Other - Collected Works
Authors
Neugebauer, M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Davies, R. W. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1978
Subject Category
SOLAR PHYSICS
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-157734
JPL-PUB-78-70
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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