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The U.S. Rosetta Project: Mars Gravity AssistSince launch on March 2, 2004, the International Rosetta Mission has flown by the Earth/Moon system one time and conducted several distant observations of comets, including support for the Deep Impact measurements of comet 9 P/Tempel 1. In 2007, Rosetta flew by Mars for a gravity assist, and conducted observations of the Martian upper atmosphere as well as extended observations, in support of the New Horizons Jupiter encounter, of the Jovian magnetotail and Io torus. In late 2007 Rosetta had its second encounter with the Earth/Moon system. NASA's contribution to the Rosetta mission consists of three hardware experiments, and the portion of the electronics package for a fourth, as well as the participation of an Interdisciplinary Scientist (IDS); backup tracking, telecommunications, and navigation assurance provided by the Deep Space Network (DSN); support for the scientific participation of U.S. investigators on non-U.S. PI-led experiments. Collectively these elements are known as the U.S. Rosetta Project. In this paper we will update the status of the instruments following the both the Mars and Earth/Moon gravity assists. In addition, we will present a summary of the science observations for both Mars and Jupiter. 12.
Document ID
20090038994
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Alexander, Claudia
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Holmes, Dwight P.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Goldstein, R.
(Southwest Research Inst. San Antonio, TX, United States)
Parker, Joel
(Southwest Research Inst. San Antonio, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
March 2, 2008
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
IEEEAP Paper 1593
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Aerospace Conference
Location: Big Sky, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: March 2, 2008
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Rosetta
gravity assist
comets
comets
Mars

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