Spacecraft exploration of asteroids - The 1988 perspectivePlanned and proposed missions to study asteroids are examined. The history of asteroid studies in the 1980s is reviewed, including the proposed Mainbelt Asteroid Orbiter/Flyby mission. Main-belt asteroid flyby missions are discussed, including the Galileo, Cassini, and Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby mission. Also, consideration is given to proposed missions to near-earth asteroids, the Vesta mission to perform in situ studies on two large asteroids, the Piazzi mission to flyby an Apollo-Amor-Aten asteroid using a Giotto-derived spacecraft, and the possibility of a Japanese asteroid flyby mission.
Document ID
19900039989
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Veverka, J. (Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Langevin, Y. (CNRS Laboratoire Rene-Bernas, Orsay, France)
Farquhar, R. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Fulchignoni, M. (CNR Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, Rome, Italy)