A New Frontiers Class Mission for the Uranian System that Focuses on Moon, Magnetosphere, and Ring Science
Abstract
The Uranian system is home to the best example of a native ice giant satellite system, a magnetosphere with a unique geometry and interaction with the solar wind, and a set of curiously chaotic, narrow, and dark rings. We recommend adding a Uranus system mission to the New Frontiers list is needed to provide options for this understudied system.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2021
- DOI:
- 10.3847/25c2cfeb.eb4dc2b2
- Bibcode:
- 2021BAAS...53d.176L