The Hohmann-Parker Effect Measured by the Mars Science Laboratory on the Transfer from Earth to Mars: Consequences and Opportunities

Posner, A. and Odstrĉil, D. and MacNeice, P. and Rastaetter, L. and Zeitlin, C. and Heber, B. and Elliott, H. and Frahm, R.A. and Hayes, J.J.E. and von Rosenvinge, T.T. and Christian, E.R. and Andrews, J.P. and Beaujean, R. and Böttcher, S. and Brinza, D.E. and Bullock, M.A. and Burmeister, S. and Cucinotta, F.A. and Ehresmann, B. and Epperly, M. and Grinspoon, D. and Guo, J. and Hassler, D.M. and Kim, M.-H. and Köhler, J. and Kortmann, O. and Martin Garcia, C. and Müller-Mellin, R. and Neal, K. and Rafkin, S.C.R. and Reitz, G. and Seimetz, L. and Smith, K.D. and Tyler, Y. and Weigle, E. and Wimmer-Schweingruber, R.F. (2013) The Hohmann-Parker Effect Measured by the Mars Science Laboratory on the Transfer from Earth to Mars: Consequences and Opportunities. Planetary and Space Science, Epub ahead of print (in Press). Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.09.013. ISSN 0032-0633.

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Abstract

We show that a spacecraft launched from Earth towards Mars following a Hohmann minimum energy transfer trajectory has a strong tendency to remain well-connected magnetically to Earth, in the early phase of the transfer, or to Mars in the late phase, via the Parker spiral magnetic field. On the return trip, the spacecraft would remain reasonably well-connected magnetically first to Mars and later to Earth. Moreover, good magnetic connectivity occurs on all Hohmann transfers between neighboring planets in the inner solar system out to Mars. We call this hitherto unnamed circumstance the Hohmann-Parker effect. We show consequences of the effect by means of simultaneous cosmic radiation proxy observations made near Earth, near Mars, and at the Mars Science Laboratory on the transfer from Earth to Mars in 2011/2012. We support the observations with simulations of the large-scale magnetic field of the inner heliosphere during this period and compare the results with our predictions. The implications of the Hohmann-Parker effect are discussed.

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Article

Title:

The Hohmann-Parker Effect Measured by the Mars Science Laboratory on the Transfer from Earth to Mars: Consequences and Opportunities

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD
Posner, A.	NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate, 300 E St SW, Washington DC 20548, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Odstrĉil, D.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 674, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA and George Mason University, School of Physics, Astronomy, and Computational Sciences, 364 Research Hall, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444	UNSPECIFIED
MacNeice, P.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 674, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Rastaetter, L.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 674, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Zeitlin, C.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Heber, B.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Elliott, H.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Frahm, R.A.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Hayes, J.J.E.	NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate, 300 E St SW, Washington DC 20548, USA	UNSPECIFIED
von Rosenvinge, T.T.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 674, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Christian, E.R.	NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 674, 8800 Greenbelt Rd, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Andrews, J.P.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Beaujean, R.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Böttcher, S.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Brinza, D.E.	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA 91011, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Bullock, M.A.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Burmeister, S.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Cucinotta, F.A.	University of Nevada Las Vegas Health Physics Department, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Ehresmann, B.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Epperly, M.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Grinspoon, D.	Denver Museum of Nature and Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Guo, J.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Hassler, D.M.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Kim, M.-H.	NASA Johnson Space Center, 1601 NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX 77058, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Köhler, J.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Kortmann, O.	University of California, Berkeley, Space Science Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Martin Garcia, C.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Müller-Mellin, R.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Neal, K.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Rafkin, S.C.R.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 1050 Walnut St., Suite 300, Boulder, CO 80302, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Reitz, G.	Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Lindner Höhe, 51147 Köln, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Seimetz, L.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED
Smith, K.D.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Tyler, Y.	Southwest Research Institute, Space Science and Engineering Division, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Weigle, E.	Big Head Endian LLC, 11785 181st Rd, Burden, KS 67019, USA	UNSPECIFIED
Wimmer-Schweingruber, R.F.	Christian Albrechts Universität Kiel, Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, IEAP, Leibnizstr. 11, 24118 Kiel, Germany	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

2013

Journal or Publication Title:

Planetary and Space Science

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Gold Open Access:

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

Epub ahead of print (in Press)

DOI:

10.1016/j.pss.2013.09.013

Publisher:

Elsevier

ISSN:

0032-0633

Status:

Published

Keywords:

Hohmann transit, Parker field, Magnetic connection, Cosmic rays, Solar wind, Inner heliosphere

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Space Exploration

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R EW - Space Exploration

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Vorhaben MSL-Radiation (old)

Location:

Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Radiation Biology

Deposited By:

Kopp, Kerstin

Deposited On:

25 Oct 2013 11:48

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25 Oct 2013 11:48

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