ARTEMIS-THEMIS twin lunar magnetosphere research spacecraft
NASA repurposed two THEMIS probes as ARTEMIS-P1 and ARTEMIS-P2 to study the solar wind, the Moon plasma wake, and Earth-Moon interaction from libration-point and lunar orbits.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ARTEMISTHEMIS-ARTEMISARTEMIS-P1ARTEMIS-P2ARTEMIS mission
- Family Name
- ARTEMIS (THEMIS)
- Full Name
- ARTEMIS-THEMIS twin lunar magnetosphere research spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA repurposed two THEMIS probes as ARTEMIS-P1 and ARTEMIS-P2 to study the solar wind, the Moon plasma wake, and Earth-Moon interaction from libration-point and lunar orbits.
- First Flight Year
- 2,007
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/themis-artemis/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:15:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:15:53 UTC