Measuring physical properties at the surface of a comet nucleus

The European Space Agency’s cornerstone mission Rosetta is due for launch in January 2003. It will perform a rendezvous with comet 46P/Wirtanen beyond 3 AU and, following an initial mapping phase, deploy a lander to a selected site on the nucleus surface. The Rosetta Lander will provide unprecedente...

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Main Author: Ball, Andrew J.
Published: University of Kent 1997
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.245623