PUNCH mission
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The PUNCH mission is a NASA heliophysics project designed to study the Sun’s outer atmosphere and the solar wind by imaging how the solar corona expands into interplanetary space.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA heliophysics mission
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space science mission ⓘ |
| acronym | PUNCH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agency | NASA Heliophysics Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve space weather forecasting capability
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link coronal structures to solar wind features ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataType |
polarimetric measurements
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remote sensing images ⓘ |
| dataUse |
improving understanding of Sun–Earth connections
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modeling of heliospheric structure ⓘ |
| discipline | heliophysics ⓘ |
| field |
plasma physics
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solar physics ⓘ space weather research ⓘ |
| focusRegion |
Sun’s outer atmosphere
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inner heliosphere ⓘ |
| fullName | Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth-orbiting solar observatory
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observational ⓘ |
| observes |
coronal mass ejections
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heliosphere ⓘ solar corona ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | study the Sun’s outer atmosphere and solar wind ⓘ |
| program | NASA Small Explorer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
image how the solar corona expands into interplanetary space
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improve understanding of coronal mass ejection propagation ⓘ investigate the structure and evolution of the solar wind ⓘ understand the transition from the solar corona to the solar wind ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | constellation of small satellites ⓘ |
| spacecraftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| status | under development ⓘ |
| studiesProcess |
coronal expansion into interplanetary space
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formation of the solar wind ⓘ propagation of solar transients ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentType | polarimeter ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | wide-field imaging of the outer corona and heliosphere ⓘ |
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