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

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Title: Space plasma physics science opportunities for the lunar orbital platform - Gateway
Authors: Dandouras, I
Taylor, MGGT
De Keyser, J
Futaana, Y
Bamford, RA
Branduardi-Raymont, G
Chaufray, J-Y
Constantinescu, D
De Angelis, E
Devoto, P
Eastwood, J
Echim, M
Garnier, P
Grison, B
Hercik, D
Lammer, H
Laurens, A
Leblanc, F
Milillo, A
Nakamura, R
Přech, L
Roussos, E
Štverák, Š
Forest, J
Trouche, A
Hess, SLG
Mateo-Vélez, J-C
Carpenter, J
Winter, J
Item Type: Journal Article
Abstract: 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.
Issue Date: 20-Mar-2023
Date of Acceptance: 9-Feb-2023
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/103447
DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2023.1120302
ISSN: 2296-987X
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Start Page: 1
End Page: 30
Journal / Book Title: Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Volume: 10
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2023 Dandouras, Taylor, De Keyser, Futaana, Bamford, Branduardi-Raymont, Chaufray, Constantinescu, De Angelis, Devoto, Eastwood, Echim, Garnier, Grison, Hercik, Lammer, Laurens, Leblanc, Milillo, Nakamura, Přech, Roussos, Štverák, Forest, Trouche, Hess, Mateo-Vélez, Carpenter and Winter. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Publication Status: Published
Online Publication Date: 2023-03-20
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