Direct Samples of Interstellar and Interplanetary Material with IMAP

J. R. Szalay; E. Provornikova; E. Ayari; M. Bzowski; E. R. Christian; H. O. Funsten; A. Galli; M. Gkioulidou; M. Horányi; S. Livi; D. J. McComas; E. Möbius; K. Ogasawara; F. Rahmanifard; J. S. Rankin; D. B. Reisenfeld; N. A. Schwadron; Z. Sternovsky; P. Swaczyna; D. Turner; G. P. Zank; E. J. Zirnstein

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Direct Samples of Interstellar and Interplanetary Material with IMAP

J. R. Szalay
, E. Provornikova
, E. Ayari
, M. Bzowski
, E. R. Christian
, H. O. Funsten
, A. Galli
, M. Gkioulidou
, M. Horányi
, S. Livi
, D. J. McComas
, E. Möbius
, K. Ogasawara
, F. Rahmanifard
, J. S. Rankin
, D. B. Reisenfeld
, N. A. Schwadron
, Z. Sternovsky
, P. Swaczyna
, D. Turner

G. P. Zank, E. J. Zirnstein

Astrophysical Sciences

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Abstract

The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration (IMAP) mission probes the interaction between our heliosphere and the interstellar medium (ISM) in unprecedented detail. The broad science that IMAP addresses has been organized into three distinct science themes: A) Acceleration and the broader context of the solar wind and space weather; B) Exploring the outer heliosphere through energetic neutral atoms, and C) Sampling of the interstellar and interplanetary material. This paper summarizes the scientific goals of the latter theme and identifies the key scientific opportunities for IMAP available due to its unique ability to directly sample the interstellar and interplanetary material from 1 au.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	36
Journal	Space Science Reviews
Volume	222
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-026-01291-w
State	Published - Apr 2026

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

IMAP
Interstellar dust
Interstellar medium
Interstellar neutral atoms

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Szalay, J. R., Provornikova, E., Ayari, E., Bzowski, M., Christian, E. R., Funsten, H. O., Galli, A., Gkioulidou, M., Horányi, M., Livi, S., McComas, D. J., Möbius, E., Ogasawara, K., Rahmanifard, F., Rankin, J. S., Reisenfeld, D. B., Schwadron, N. A., Sternovsky, Z., Swaczyna, P., ... Zirnstein, E. J. (2026). Direct Samples of Interstellar and Interplanetary Material with IMAP. Space Science Reviews, 222(3), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11214-026-01291-w

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