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The Solar System exploration, ESA

and the Space Weather Italian

Community

D. Del Moro

Department of Physics, University of Rome “Tor VErgata”, Italy

“Scenario e Prospettive delle Scienze Planetarie in Italia”, June 3-4, 2014, Rome, Italy.

The Inner Heliosphere

Mercury

Mars

The Giant Planets and the WholeHeliosphere

Status of the Space Weather Italian COllaboration

The SWICO taps on the participants expertise to investigate, in a unified way, the various phenomena involved in the Sun-Earth relationship, from the solar surface up to the Earth environment (and beyond).

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Status of the Space Weather Italian COllaboration

Status of the Space Weather Italian COmmunity

Recognized expertise in Modeling Data Analysis

Extensive observing network Ground & space data access Strong involvement in international

activities

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The SWICO has the capability to play an important role in the ESA SSA.

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Thank you

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