Space plasma physics science opportunities for the lunar orbital platform - Gateway

0571426 - ÚFA 2024 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Dandouras, I. - Taylor, M. G. G. T. - De Keyser, J. - Futaana, Y. - Bamford, R. A. - Branduardi-Raymont, G. - Chaufray, J. - Constantinescu, D. - De Angelis, E. - Devoto, P. - Eastwood, J. - Echim, M. - Garnier, P. - Grison, Benjamin - Hercik, D. - Lammer, H. - Laurens, A. - Leblanc, F. - Milillo, A. - Nakamura, R. - Přech, L. - Roussos, E. - Štverák, Štěpán - Forest, J. - Trouche, A. - Hess, S. L. G. - Mateo-Vélez, J. Ch. - Carpenter, J. - Winter, J.
Space plasma physics science opportunities for the lunar orbital platform - Gateway.
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. Roč. 10, Mar 20 (2023), č. článku 1120302. E-ISSN 2296-987X
Grant - others:ESA - The European Space Agency(XE) ESA 4000128461/19/NL/FC
Institutional support: RVO:68378289
Keywords : Moon * deep space * space plasmas * heliophysics * space weather * gateway
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
Impact factor: 3, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1120302/full

The Lunar Orbital Platform Gateway (LOP Gateway, or simply Gateway) is a crewed platform that will be assembled and operated in the vicinity of the Moon by NASA and international partner organizations, including ESA, starting from the mid-2020s. It will offer new opportunities for fundamental and applied scientific research. The Moon is a unique location to study the deep space plasma environment. Moreover, the lunar surface and the surface-bounded exosphere are interacting with this environment, constituting a complex multi-scale interacting system. This paper examines the opportunities provided by externally mounted payloads on the Gateway in the field of space plasma physics, heliophysics and space weather, and also examines the impact of the space environment on an inhabited platform in the vicinity of the Moon. It then presents the conceptual design of a model payload, required to perform these space plasma measurements and observations. It results that the Gateway is very well-suited for space plasma physics research. It allows a series of scientific objectives with a multi-disciplinary dimension to be addressed.
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