BepiColombo-mission overview and science goals

J Benkhoff, G Murakami, W Baumjohann, S Besse… - Space science …, 2021 - Springer
BepiColombo is a joint mission between the European Space Agency, ESA, and the
Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, to perform a comprehensive exploration of …

BepiColombo science investigations during cruise and flybys at the Earth, Venus and Mercury

V Mangano, M Dósa, M Fränz, A Milillo… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
The dual spacecraft mission BepiColombo is the first joint mission between the European
Space Agency (ESA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to explore …

Review of Mercury's dynamic magnetosphere: Post-MESSENGER era and comparative magnetospheres

W Sun, RM Dewey, S Aizawa, J Huang… - Science China Earth …, 2022 - Springer
This review paper summarizes the research of Mercury's magnetosphere in the Post-
MESSENGER era and compares its dynamics to those in other planetary magnetospheres …

Plasma wave investigation (PWI) aboard BepiColombo Mio on the trip to the first measurement of electric fields, electromagnetic waves, and radio waves around …

Y Kasaba, H Kojima, M Moncuquet, JE Wahlund… - Space Science …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Plasma Wave Investigation (PWI) aboard the BepiColombo Mio (Mercury
Magnetospheric Orbiter, MMO) will enable the first observations of electric fields, plasma …

Space plasma diagnostics and spacecraft charging. The impact of plasma inhomogeneities on mutual impedance experiments

L Bucciantini, P Henri, G Wattieaux… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma diagnostic instruments are carried into space by satellites to measure in situ the
properties of space plasmas. However, due to spacecraft charging, satellites perturb the …

Electron acceleration driven by the lower-hybrid-drift instability-An extended quasilinear model

F Lavorenti, P Henri, F Califano, S Aizawa… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Density inhomogeneities are ubiquitous in space and astrophysical plasmas,
particularly at contact boundaries between different media. They often correspond to regions …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetospheric Venus Space Explorers (MVSE) mission: A proposal for understanding the dynamics of induced magnetospheres

R Albers, H Andrews, G Boccacci, VDC Pires… - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Induced magnetospheres form around planetary bodies with atmospheres through the
interaction of the solar wind with their ionosphere. Induced magnetospheres are highly …