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VIPER Team Mimics Moon's Surface

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Tuesday, 30 May 2023

By recreating realistic Moon-like environments, we can get a much better idea of how VIPER will perform on the surface.

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Planetary Positions

28.12.2024 at 00:13:30 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	06 Cap 44' 42"
The Moon	02 Sag 17' 36"
Mercury	14 Sag 58' 46"
Venus	23 Aqu 23' 27"
Mars	03 Leo 08' 31" R
Jupiter	13 Gem 39' 29" R
Saturn	14 Pis 13' 60"
Uranus	23 Tau 44' 19" R
Neptune	27 Pis 14' 50"
Pluto	00 Aqu 56' 37"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	1
Proton Density:	3.82
Proton Speed:	294.6 k/sec
KP Status:	0.67

Type	Dec 28	Dec 29	Dec 30
Active	25%	25%	25%
Minor	5%	5%	5%
Moderate	1%	1%	1%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.67	2.33	2.67
03-06UT	3.00	2.00	2.67
06-09UT	2.00	2.33	2.00
09-12UT	1.33	2.33	1.33
12-15UT	1.67	2.33	1.67
15-18UT	1.67	2.33	2.33
18-21UT	2.00	3.00	2.00
21-00UT	2.33	2.67	2.33
Solar Activity
Solar activity reached low levels this period. The largest flare of the period was an C9.5/Sf at 27/0805 UTC from Region 3932 (S17W15, Ekc/beta-gamma-delta). Region 3938 (N21E47, Eac/beta-gamma-delta) also produced a C9.0/1f flare at 27/0050. Regions 3928 (S14W42, Eac/beta-gamma), and 3936 (N14W08, Ekc/beta) experienced substantial growth. The remaining regions were either stable or in decay.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were at nominal levels. Total field was at 3-5 nT, with Bz varying -2 and 3 nT. Solar wind speeds continued to decrease to ~330 km/s. The phi angle switched from mostly negative to variable after 27/0400 UTC.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux remained elevated above background but well below the S1 threshold. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux reached moderate levels.

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Solar Wind

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