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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)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Asteroids II
Location: Tucson, AZ
Country: United States
Start Date: March 8, 1988
End Date: March 11, 1988
Accession Number
90A27044
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7606
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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