On April 19, the American Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine released an imposing report of nearly 800 pages on the planetary explorations to be carried out in the next ten years. They believe that, in addition to the Mars sample return mission, priority should be given to the exploration of Uranus. A specialist in the planet’s magnetosphere, Léa Griton is a lecturer at Sorbonne University and a researcher at the Laboratory for Space Studies and Astrophysical Instrumentation (Lésia). It explains why Uranus is a particularly interesting target for astronomers.
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