MMS
Magnetospheric Multiscale
Breakthrough
Orbit
MMS investigates how the Sun's and Earth's magnetic fields connect and disconnect, explosively transferring energy from one to the other. This process occurs throughout the universe and is known as magnetic reconnection.
Type
Launch
Target
Objective
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