ESA Rosetta, news, updates and discussion |
ESA Rosetta, news, updates and discussion |
Apr 15 2005, 08:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 563 Joined: 29-March 05 Member No.: 221 |
Well Rosetta isn't going to get to 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (Chury) till 2014, but it's not to early to set up a thread. There are a bunch of earth fly-bys, a Mars encounter at 200km in 2007 and a few asteriod passes. Not to mention the mission to land on the comet itself.
Only another nine and a half years to go. |
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Feb 19 2007, 02:20 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14448 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Minerva wasn't much of a scientist - camera, temp data and the ability to 'bounce' itself around a little.
Philae - however... Rosetta Lander Scientific Instruments Investigation of comet materials COSAC MPAe D chemical analysis with mass spectrometer (MS) and gas chromatograph (GC); pressure sensor Ptolemy Open University UK isotope analysis (ion trap, GC) APX MPCh D element analysis ( Alpha Xray Spectrometer) Cameras for viewing of the comet core ÇIVA IAS F panorama, stereo and microscope cameras, imaging infrared spectrometer ROLIS DLR D landing and down looking camera Investigation of comet core structure SESAME DLR D seismic measurements, dust monitoring, permittivity probing CONSERT CEPHAG/LPG F microwave tomography MUPUS Univ. Münster D penetrator with thermal sensors Plasma and magnetic environment ROMAP Univ. Braunschweig D magnetic field and plasma monitoring Sample Retrieval SD2 Politecnico di Milano I drilling and sample distribution |
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