Primary Convener:
David Lario, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Convener:
Fernando Carcaboso, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Astrid Veronig, University of Graz
Don Hassler, Southwest Research Institute

Chair:
Fernando Carcaboso, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
David Lario, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics Science Division
Don Hassler, Southwest Research Institute

The Solar Orbiter mission, an international cooperation between ESA and NASA, is currently orbiting the Sun with an orbital inclination of ~17 degrees with respect to the solar equator at heliocentric distances ranging from 0.29 to 0.90 au. This inclination provides a unique vantage point to explore both southern and northern solar latitudes that have never been observed from near the ecliptic plane. The rich in-situ and remote-sensing data sets collected by Solar Orbiter during its trajectory offer multiple opportunities to probe the connection between the Sun and the inner heliosphere. This session invites contributions that enhance the goals of the Solar Orbiter mission, including observations from Solar Orbiter's unique vantage point, combinations with other observational assets, numerical simulations, and theoretical developments that increase our understanding of the connections between the Sun and the heliosphere.

Index Terms
7509 Corona
7513 Coronal mass ejections
7514 Energetic particles
7524 Magnetic fields

Neighborhoods:
4. Beyond Earth