Exobiology Deputy Branch Chief Melissa Kirven-Brooks

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Thursday, 04 April 2024

“… I've just seen such tremendous things happen since I've been part of the Astrobiology Program, and that's why I'm pretty confident we're going to find life elsewhere, because there are just so many brilliant people working on this.” — Melissa Kirven-Brooks, Exobiology Deputy Branch Chief and Future Workforce Lead of the NASA Astrobiology Program, NASA’s Ames Research Center

Image Credit: NASA/Brandon Torres

Planetary Positions

02.11.2024 at 10:21:12 UTC

Planet	Longitude
The Sun	10 Sco 29' 21"
The Moon	20 Sco 23' 56"
Mercury	29 Sco 28' 50"
Venus	18 Sag 49' 26"
Mars	29 Can 23' 38"
Jupiter	20 Gem 22' 27" R
Saturn	12 Pis 50' 38" R
Uranus	25 Tau 50' 38" R
Neptune	27 Pis 28' 28" R
Pluto	29 Cap 45' 06"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	-4
Proton Density:	3.13
Proton Speed:	413.9 k/sec
KP Status:	1.67

Type	Nov 2	Nov 3	Nov 4
Active	25%	35%	35%
Minor	5%	25%	20%
Moderate	1%	5%	5%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	2.33	2.67	3.67
03-06UT	1.33	3.00	2.67
06-09UT	1.00	2.67	2.67
09-12UT	1.00	2.67	2.00
12-15UT	2.33	2.33	1.67
15-18UT	2.33	2.67	1.67
18-21UT	2.67	3.67	1.67
21-00UT	2.67	3.67	2.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was moderate this period with four R1 (Minor) events observed. New Region 3881 (S09E26) was numbered and Region 3871 (S09W62) reemerged with spots. Growth was noted in Regions 3871 and 3878 (N16E10) while the remaining regions were mostly stable. No Earth-directed CMEs were detected in available data.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were slightly enhanced this period. Total field strength ranged 6-9 nT and the Bz component varied +8/-7 nT. Solar wind speeds gradually decreased from 500 km/s early in the period to around 400 km/s.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux, which reached S1 (Minor) levels beginning at 26/1910 UTC and reached a peak of 364 pfu at 28/1350 UTC, decreased below the S1 level at 01/0735 UTC. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal and moderate levels. .Forecast... There is a chance for the greater than 10 MeV proton flux to reach S1 (Minor) levels over 02-04 Nov. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux is expected to be at normal to moderate levels through 04 Nov.

Exobiology Deputy Branch Chief Melissa Kirven-Brooks

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