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.


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    Title :

    To explore a comet - The Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby mission at Comet Kopff


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference ; 1990 ; Portland, OR, United States


    Publication date :

    1990-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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