PPT Slide
- Identify the method of entry of solar wind plasma into the magnetosphere
- Determine the extent and location of ionospheric plasma sources
- Discover how and where energetic plasmas are accelerated, transported, and lost during substorms and magnetic storms;
- Determine the direct effects of solar wind forcing on the magnetosphere
- Measure CME-related neutral atom fluxes and radio emissions as forecasting tools for geomagnetic storms.
The IMAGE program involves development and operation of the spacecraft bus and payload instruments including:
-NAI - Neutral Atom Imaging
LENA - Low Energy Neutral Atom Imager
MENA -Medium Energy Neutral Atom Imager
HENA - High Energy Neutral Atom Imager
-EUV - Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
-FUV - Far Ultraviolet Imaging
WIC - Wideband Imaging Camera
SI - Spectrographic Imager
-RPI - Radio Plasma Imaging
IMAGE Mission Objectives: