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LIA will help investigate the properties and behaviour of the solar wind, as well as the behaviour of Earth's magnetosphere where it meets the solar wind.
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Smile's LIA instrument

30/04/2024 91 views 1 likes 492701 ID

ESA's Smile mission will carry onboard the light ion analyser (LIA) instrument to help investigate the properties and behaviour of the solar wind, as well as the behaviour of Earth's magnetosphere where it meets the solar wind.

  • CREDIT
    L. Dai and L.-G. Kong, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • LICENCE
    ESA Standard Licence
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Smile spacecraft during mechanical testing

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Labelled Smile spacecraft
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Labelled Smile spacecraft

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The Smile mission
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The Smile mission

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Smile payload module travels to China
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Smile payload module travels to China

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Introducing the Smile mission – Let’s Smile (episode 1)

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