SDM: Geomagnetic Exploration with Swarm & MSS-1 | Non-Fellow Ticket

SDM: Geomagnetic Exploration with Swarm & MSS-1 | Non-Fellow Ticket

This is part of our Specialist Discussion Meeting Programme. Hybrid Event. This ticket is for Non-Fellows only.

By Royal Astronomical Society

Date and time

Location

The Royal Astronomical Society

Piccadilly London W1J 0BQ United Kingdom

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Refunds up to 7 days before event.

About this event

  • Event lasts 5 hours 35 minutes

Specialist Discussion Meeting:

Geomagnetic Exploration of Earth from Space Using Swarm and MSS-1: Scientific Advances and Future Plans

We aim to bring together international geomagnetic researchers to discuss the latest data and scientific advances based on ESA’s trio of Swarm satellites, launched in 2013, and the twin satellites of Macau Science Satellite-1, launched in 2023. Through polar orbits and global coverage of the geomagnetic field, Swarm’s goal is to better understand whole-Earth processes: the geodynamo, the lithosphere, mantle conductivity and global currents in the magnetosphere and ionosphere. By contrast, through low-inclination orbits, MSS-1 maps the equatorial geomagnetic field and local-time phenomena, seeking to better understand the South Atlantic Anomaly, the equatorial lithosphere, and space-weather hazards.

Although each mission is scientifically valuable in its own right, taken together they offer new opportunities for synergistic scientific exploration of our magnetic environment. The meeting will also discuss possibilities for collaboration and engagement based around additional forthcoming geomagnetic missions: Macau Science Satellite-2 (planned launch 2026), ESA’s Nanomagsat (planned launch 2027), the MagQuest teams’ cubesats (planned launch 2026-2027), as well as other ongoing missions whose spacecraft carry a magnetometer.

Organiser:

Phil Livermore

Photo Credit: Macau Institute of Space Technology and Application

Organized by

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), founded in 1820, encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science.

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