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EP: Fachverband Extraterrestrische Physik

EP 19: Sonne und Heliosphäre II

EP 19.8: Invited Talk

Friday, March 16, 2012, 12:30–13:00, V55.21

Solar Orbiter - Linking the Sun and the Heliosphere — •Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber — Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics\\Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel\\Leibnizstr. 19\\24098 Kiel

This decade will see the launch of two spectacular missions to dive deep into the inner heliosphere and unveil mysteries of the Sun and how it controls space around us. Solar Orbiter and Solar Probe Plus with their unique and highly complementary payloads will reshape our understanding of the Sun, corona, and how it affects our life. Solar Orbiter, with its highly optimized combined remote-sensing and in-situ payload will allow us to link in microscopic detail the Sun and the heliosphere in ways previously not possible. In a nutshell, it will allow us to understand how the Sun creates and controls the heliosphere.