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The International Cometary Explorer (ICE) mission to Comets Giacobini-Zinner and HalleyUse of the ISEE-3 satellite (renamed ICE) to study the interaction between the solar wind and a cometary atmosphere by passing through the plasma tail by intercepting Comet Giacobini-Zinner on 11 September 1985 is described. Details of the targeting strategy are discussed. Additional scientific objectives following the tail intercept of Comet Giacobini-Zinner include the support of Comet Halley studies through the measurement of solar-wind conditions upstream of P/Halley in October 1985 and March 1986.
Document ID
19860022987
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Brandt, J. C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: ESA Space Missions to Halley's Comet
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Accession Number
86N32459
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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