Characterizing the 3D evolution of two successive CMEs heading for Mercury
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| author | Zhang, Yanjie Zhang, Qingmin Chen, Huadong Li, Zhentong Li, Dong Ji, Haisheng |
| author_facet | Zhang, Yanjie Zhang, Qingmin Chen, Huadong Li, Zhentong Li, Dong Ji, Haisheng |
| contents | We studied two successive coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that erupted from the same active region (AR 12994) on 2022 April 15 and propagated toward Mercury. Using multi-view observations, we applied the revised cone model to determine the three-dimensional geometry and the early kinematics of the two CMEs. Our best fit parameters indicate large angular extents of 84 and 86 and propagation directions of 119.0 and 110.4 (measured from the Sun Earth line) for CME1 and CME2, respectively, while that of Mercury is 120.1. The derived axis inclinations are 28 for CME1 and 21 for CME2, consistent with the orientation of the erupting flux ropes in the source region. Height time analysis indicates approximately uniform motion speeds of 636 for CME1 and 696 for CME2, respectively. This paper provides valuable insights for predicting the impact of CMEs heading for Mercury as well as other solar planets in the future. |
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| spellingShingle | Characterizing the 3D evolution of two successive CMEs heading for Mercury Zhang, Yanjie Zhang, Qingmin Chen, Huadong Li, Zhentong Li, Dong Ji, Haisheng Solar and Stellar Astrophysics We studied two successive coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that erupted from the same active region (AR 12994) on 2022 April 15 and propagated toward Mercury. Using multi-view observations, we applied the revised cone model to determine the three-dimensional geometry and the early kinematics of the two CMEs. Our best fit parameters indicate large angular extents of 84 and 86 and propagation directions of 119.0 and 110.4 (measured from the Sun Earth line) for CME1 and CME2, respectively, while that of Mercury is 120.1. The derived axis inclinations are 28 for CME1 and 21 for CME2, consistent with the orientation of the erupting flux ropes in the source region. Height time analysis indicates approximately uniform motion speeds of 636 for CME1 and 696 for CME2, respectively. This paper provides valuable insights for predicting the impact of CMEs heading for Mercury as well as other solar planets in the future. |
| title | Characterizing the 3D evolution of two successive CMEs heading for Mercury |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.09623 |