Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

The scientific objective of the MMS mission is to:

Panel

Understand the microphysics of magnetic reconnection by determining the kinetic processes occurring in the electron diffusion region that are responsible for collisionless magnetic reconnection, especially how reconnection is initiated.

Specifically, and in priority order, MMS will address three specific objectives:

...