Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (Sep 2021)
BepiColombo’s Cruise Phase: Unique Opportunity for Synergistic Observations
- L. Z. Hadid,
- V. Génot,
- S. Aizawa,
- A. Milillo,
- J. Zender,
- G. Murakami,
- J. Benkhoff,
- I. Zouganelis,
- T. Alberti,
- N. André,
- Z. Bebesi,
- F. Califano,
- A. P. Dimmock,
- M. Dosa,
- C. P. Escoubet,
- L. Griton,
- G. C. Ho,
- T. S. Horbury,
- K. Iwai,
- M. Janvier,
- E. Kilpua,
- B. Lavraud,
- B. Lavraud,
- A. Madar,
- Y. Miyoshi,
- D. Müller,
- R. F. Pinto,
- R. F. Pinto,
- A. P. Rouillard,
- J. M. Raines,
- N. Raouafi,
- F. Sahraoui,
- B. Sánchez-Cano,
- D. Shiota,
- R. Vainio,
- A. Walsh
Affiliations
- L. Z. Hadid
- Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP), CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Saclay, Palaiseau, France
- V. Génot
- CNRS, UPS, CNES, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- S. Aizawa
- CNRS, UPS, CNES, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- A. Milillo
- INAF, Institute for space astrophysics and planetology (IAPS), Rome, Italy
- J. Zender
- European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
- G. Murakami
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Japan
- J. Benkhoff
- European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
- I. Zouganelis
- European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain
- T. Alberti
- INAF, Institute for space astrophysics and planetology (IAPS), Rome, Italy
- N. André
- CNRS, UPS, CNES, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- Z. Bebesi
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
- F. Califano
- Dipartimento di Fisica “E. Fermi”, Universitá di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- A. P. Dimmock
- Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF), Uppsala, Sweden
- M. Dosa
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
- C. P. Escoubet
- European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
- L. Griton
- CNRS, UPS, CNES, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- G. C. Ho
- 0Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
- T. S. Horbury
- 1Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
- K. Iwai
- 2Institute for Space-Earth Environment Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- M. Janvier
- 3CNRS, IAS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- E. Kilpua
- 4Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- B. Lavraud
- CNRS, UPS, CNES, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- B. Lavraud
- 5CNRS, Laboratoire d’astrophysique de Bordeaux, University Bordeaux, Pessac, France
- A. Madar
- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
- Y. Miyoshi
- 2Institute for Space-Earth Environment Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- D. Müller
- European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
- R. F. Pinto
- CNRS, UPS, CNES, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- R. F. Pinto
- 6Département d’Astrophysique/AIM, CEA/IRFU, CNRS/INSU, University Paris-Saclay, University de Paris, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- A. P. Rouillard
- CNRS, UPS, CNES, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
- J. M. Raines
- 7Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- N. Raouafi
- 0Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
- F. Sahraoui
- Laboratoire de Physique des Plasmas (LPP), CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Observatoire de Paris, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Saclay, Palaiseau, France
- B. Sánchez-Cano
- 8School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
- D. Shiota
- 9National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Koganei, Japan
- R. Vainio
- 0Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- A. Walsh
- European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2021.718024
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8
Abstract
The investigation of multi-spacecraft coordinated observations during the cruise phase of BepiColombo (ESA/JAXA) are reported, with a particular emphasis on the recently launched missions, Solar Orbiter (ESA/NASA) and Parker Solar Probe (NASA). Despite some payload constraints, many instruments onboard BepiColombo are operating during its cruise phase simultaneously covering a wide range of heliocentric distances (0.28 AU–0.5 AU). Hence, the various spacecraft configurations and the combined in-situ and remote sensing measurements from the different spacecraft, offer unique opportunities for BepiColombo to be part of these unprecedented multipoint synergistic observations and for potential scientific studies in the inner heliosphere, even before its orbit insertion around Mercury in December 2025. The main goal of this report is to present the coordinated observation opportunities during the cruise phase of BepiColombo (excluding the planetary flybys). We summarize the identified science topics, the operational instruments, the method we have used to identify the windows of opportunity and discuss the planning of joint observations in the future.
Keywords
- solar wind
- multi-spacecraft measurements
- inner heliosphere
- spacecraft mission
- coordinated measurements
