The first of a series of magnetometer deloyments took place at Awarua Satellite Ground Station in October. The satellite ground station is owned and operated by Space Operations NZ, who are hosting the Solar Tsunamis magnetometer for the length of the project.
Dr Aaron Hendry, from the Otago space physics group, lead the fieldtrip to deploy the magnetometer, with assistance from Dr James Brundell, Professor Craig Rodger and Anna Tarr.
At least three more magnetometers are planned to be deployed around New Zealand in the near future, and the data collected will be used to improve the magnetic field models being developed for the southern hemisphere which are at the core of our research.
Photo: Aaron Hendry and James Brundell bury the magnetometer
