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To explore a comet - The Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby mission at Comet KopffThe Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby (CRAF) mission has the primary goal of determining the composition and physical characteristics of a comet. To achieve this goal, a spacecraft will rendezvous with Comet Kopff and spend 2.5 years near the comet to study it with a variety of instruments. A penetrator will also be released by the spacecraft and propel itself into the nucleus of the comet for direct measurements. This paper presents a typical scenario for orbiting the comet, which provides for meeting all major scientific objectives.
Document ID
19900065947
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Cheng, Jeannie T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Ionasescu, Rodica
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kakuda, Roy Y.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sweetser, Theodore H.
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 90-2910
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference
Location: Portland, OR
Country: United States
Start Date: August 20, 1990
End Date: August 22, 1990
Accession Number
90A53002
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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