Overview of Results from the Hi-C 2.1 Sounding Rocket Coordinated Observations

The spatial and temporal resolutions of the available coronal observatories are inadequate to resolve the signatures of coronal heating. High-resolution and high-cadence observations available with the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) and the High-resolution Coronal Imager (Hi-C) instrument hint that 0.3 arcsec resolution images and < 10 s cadence provide the necessary resolution to detect heating events. Hi-C was originally launched from White Sands Missile Range on July 11, 2012 and obtained images of a solar active region in the 19.3 nm passband. It was launched again as Hi-C 2.1 in May 2018 with a 17.2 nm passband and acquired co-temporal and co-spatial observations with IRIS. These data provide a unique method of testing the energy flow between the chromosphere and corona. We will present an overview of the performance from this latest flight of the Hi-C rocket in conjunction with the coordinated data sets (Hinode, IRIS, NuSTAR, SDO, and ground-based observatories) as a preview of the science results and data products being released to the community.