IRIS Mission Logo
January 22, 2013
IRIS mission logo features a sun, a prism with a rainbow light spectrum coming from it, and on the bottom a list of mission partners: NASA, LMSAL, LMS&ES, ARC, SAO, UiO, MSU, LSJU.
The primary goal of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) explorer is to understand how the solar atmosphere is energized. The IRIS investigation combines advanced numerical modeling with a high resolution UV imaging spectrograph.
IRIS fills a crucial gap in our ability to advance Sun-Earth connection studies by tracing the flow of energy and plasma through this foundation of the corona and heliosphere.
IRIS is expected to be launched in early 2013. Credit: LMSAL
Topics:
Astrophysics, Space plasmas, Plasma physics, Technology Internet, Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, light sources, Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, Iris, Space science, Corona, Sun, Astronomy, Physics
