Abstract The Ulysses mission will, for the first time, explore the heliosphere within a few astronomical units of the Sun over the full range of heliographic latitudes, thereby providing the first characterisation of the uncharted third dimension. Highly sophisticated scientific instrumentation carried on board the spacecraft is designed to measure the properties of the solar wind, the Sun/wind interface, the heliospheric magnetic field, solar radio bursts and plasma waves, solar X-rays, solar and galactic cosmic rays, and interplanetary/interstellar neutral gas and dust. This collaborative ESA/NASA mission, scheduled for launch in October 1990, will use a Jupiter gravity-assist to achieve a trajectory extending to high solar latitudes.


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    Title :

    Ulysses: The first high-latitude heliospheric mission


    Contributors:
    Wenzel, K.-P. (author) / Marsden, R.G. (author) / Page, D.E. (author) / Smith, E.J. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1989-01-01


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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