UV Exploration of the solar system (Astro2020 Science White Paper)

Jean-Yves Chaufray (1) , Laurent Lamy (2) , Philippe Rousselot (3) , Mathieu Barthélémy (4)

1 HELIOS - LATMOS
2 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique = Laboratory of Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics
3 UTINAM - Univers, Transport, Interfaces, Nanostructures, Atmosphère et environnement, Molécules (UMR 6213)
4 IPAG - Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble

The UV spectral range is a crucial window to investigate a large area of phenomena for the objects of the solar system from the surface to the atmosphere and magnetosphere. In this white paper, we describe how future UV observations with high spectral resolution and polarimetric capability will bring new information on those subjects.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

Jean-Yves Chaufray, Laurent Lamy, Philippe Rousselot, Mathieu Barthélémy. UV Exploration of the solar system (Astro2020 Science White Paper). 2019. ⟨insu-02197954⟩