Interstellar Probe at the Intersection of Heliophysics & Planetary Science: Probing Endo- & Exo-Heliospheric Environments with Trans-Neptunian Objects
Whitepaper #171 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research. Additional topics: other basic research; inner heliosphere.
by Bryan Holler, Kirby Runyon, Caitlin Ahrens, Andrew Annex, Michele Bannister, Chloe Beddingfield, Susan Benecchi, Pontus Brandt, Daniel Britt, Joshua Cahill, Richard Cartwright, Thomas Chen, Ian Cohen, John Cooper, Randy Gladstone, Chester Harman, Noam Izenberg, Edwin Kite, James Keane, Peter Kollmann, Carey Lisse, Noemí Pinilla-Alonso, Elena Provornikova, Eric Quirico, Abigail Rymer, Francesca Scipioni, Kelsi Singer, Sarah Spitzer, Alan Stern, and Ted Stryk
Published onJul 31, 2023
Interstellar Probe at the Intersection of Heliophysics & Planetary Science: Probing Endo- & Exo-Heliospheric Environments with Trans-Neptunian Objects
While the near-term Interstellar Probe mission will revolutionize our understanding of our astrosphere, it will provide only a snapshot of the history of the heliosphere. Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), with numerous options located along any Interstellar Probe trajectory, provide an opportunity to study the history of the heliosphere using the colors, spectra, and geologies of their surfaces.
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