MMS Flight Formation (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

MMS Flight Formation

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The four MMS spacecraft fly in a tightly controlled tetrahedral (pyramid) shape that can be re-scaled by changing the distances between each spacecraft. MMS can image the behavior of electrons within this tetrahedron once every 30 milliseconds -- providing 100X greater resolution than previous efforts.

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NASA GSFC

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