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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University of Kent
1997
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