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OVER THE DURATION OF THE MISSION THE MMS SPACECRAFT HAVE OBTAINED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT DATA IN THE PRISTINE SOLAR WIND. THIS INCLUDES A UNIQUE SET OF OBSERVATIONS DURING THE TURBULENCE CAMPAIGN CARRIED OUT IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE COLINEAR LOGSPACED FORMATION ALLOWED US TO DIRECTLY INVESTIGATE THE STRUCTURE OF THE TURBULENT PLASMA AT KINETIC IN THE SOLAR WIND IN WAYS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN POSSIBLE IN THE PAST. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF THESE OBSERVATIONS HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY CAN INDEED OFFER NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO THE PHYSICS OF SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE. WE PROPOSE TO CARRY OUT AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THESE DATA FOCUSING ON THE NATURE OF THE ENERGY DISSIPATION IN SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE THAT OCCURS AT KINETIC SCALES. SPECIFICALLY WE PLAN TO INVESTIGATE THE PROPERTIES OF THE INTERMITTENT STRUCTURES AT WHICH SUCH DISSIPATION OCCURS AND THEIR ROLE AS CITES OF PARTICLE HEATING AND ACCELERATION.

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