The THEMIS Mission

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Burch, J. L. (Editor), Angelopoulos, V. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Physics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.

The THEMIS mission aims to determine the trigger and large-scale evolution of substorms by employing five identical micro-satellites which line up along the Earth's magnetotail to track the motion of particles, plasma, and waves from one point to another and for the first time, resolve space-ti...