The 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.
To explore a comet - The Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby mission at Comet Kopff
AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference ; 1990 ; Portland, OR, United States
01.01.1990
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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