A N UPDATE ON THE R OSETTA MISSION
C OMET M C N AUGHT 2007
H ALLEY ’ S C OMET 1986
H ALLEY ’ S C OMET 1986 16 km x 8 km
C OMET H ARTLEY 2 2010
C OMET H OLMES 2007
C OMET M C N AUGHT 2007
K UIPER BELT
O ORT COMET CLOUD
cooler regions warmer regions rocky planetismals icy planetismals
C OMET W ILD 2004
C OMET T EMPEL 1 2005 1 km
C OMET T EMPEL 1
C OMET T EMPEL 1
C OMET C HURYUMOV -G ERASIMENKO
50 km
16 km
60 km
10 km
3 km
40 m
APXS: M ASS SPECTR CTROMET ETER ER • designed to study the chemical composition of the landing site C IVA : : COMET EUS I NFRARE RED AND V ISIBLE LE A NALYS ET NUCL CLEU YSER ER six cameras to take panoramic pictures of the comet surface • R OLIS : R OSETTA L ANDER I MAGING S YSTE TEM close-up images of the landing site • C ONSERT : : C OMET N UCLEU LEUS S OUNDING E XPERIM BY R ADIOWAVE VE T RANSMISSION RIMENT BY to discern the internal structure of the comet. • C OSAC : C OMETARY S AMPLI LING AND C OMPOSITI TION to detect and identify complex organic molecules. • R OMAP : R OSETTA L ANDER M AGNETOMETE TER AND P LASMA M ONITOR is designed to study the magnetic field and plasma environment of the comet • S ESAME : S URF CE E LECTR CTRIC S OUNDING AND A COUSTIC TIC M ONITORING E XPERIM RFACE RIMENT looks at the electrical parameters of the comet • M UPUS : : M ULTI TI - PURP RPOSE S ENSORS FOR S URF CE AND S UB UB -S URF CE S CIENCE RFACE RFACE CE • studies the properties of the comet surface and sub-surface SD2: : THE LANDER ER ' S DRILL LL drilling into the comet’s surface for sample analysis • P TOLEM LEMY designed to detect different forms of light elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. •
APXS: M ASS SPECTR CTROMET ETER ER • designed to study the chemical composition of the landing site C IVA : : COMET EUS I NFRARE RED AND V ISIBLE LE A NALYS ET NUCL CLEU YSER ER six cameras to take panoramic pictures of the comet surface • R OLIS : R OSETTA L ANDER I MAGING S YSTE TEM close-up images of the landing site • C ONSERT : : C OMET N UCLEU LEUS S OUNDING E XPERIM BY R ADIOWAVE VE T RANSMISSION RIMENT BY to discern the internal structure of the comet. • C OSAC : C OMETARY S AMPLI LING AND C OMPOSITI TION to detect and identify complex organic molecules. • R OMAP : R OSETTA L ANDER M AGNETOMETE TER AND P LASMA M ONITOR is designed to study the magnetic field and plasma environment of the comet • S ESAME : S URF CE E LECTR CTRIC S OUNDING AND A COUSTIC TIC M ONITORING E XPERIM RFACE RIMENT looks at the electrical parameters of the comet • M UPUS : : M ULTI TI - PURP RPOSE S ENSORS FOR S URF CE AND S UB UB -S URF CE S CIENCE RFACE RFACE CE • studies the properties of the comet surface and sub-surface SD2: : THE LANDER ER ' S DRILL LL drilling into the comet’s surface for sample analysis • P TOLEM LEMY designed to detect different forms of light elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. •
APXS: M ASS SPECTR CTROMET ETER ER • designed to study the chemical composition of the landing site C IVA : : COMET EUS I NFRARE RED AND V ISIBLE LE A NALYS ET NUCL CLEU YSER ER six cameras to take panoramic pictures of the comet surface • R OLIS : R OSETTA L ANDER I MAGING S YSTE TEM close-up images of the landing site • C ONSERT : : C OMET N UCLEU LEUS S OUNDING E XPERIM BY R ADIOWAVE VE T RANSMISSION RIMENT BY to discern the internal structure of the comet. • C OSAC : C OMETARY S AMPLI LING AND C OMPOSITI TION to detect and identify complex organic molecules. • R OMAP : R OSETTA L ANDER M AGNETOMETE TER AND P LASMA M ONITOR is designed to study the magnetic field and plasma environment of the comet • S ESAME : S URF CE E LECTR CTRIC S OUNDING AND A COUSTIC TIC M ONITORING E XPERIM RFACE RIMENT looks at the electrical parameters of the comet • M UPUS : : M ULTI TI - PURP RPOSE S ENSORS FOR S URF CE AND S UB UB -S URF CE S CIENCE RFACE RFACE CE • studies the properties of the comet surface and sub-surface SD2: : THE LANDER ER ' S DRILL LL drilling into the comet’s surface for sample analysis • P TOLEM LEMY designed to detect different forms of light elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. •
APXS: M ASS SPECTR CTROMET ETER ER • designed to study the chemical composition of the landing site C IVA : : COMET EUS I NFRARE RED AND V ISIBLE LE A NALYS ET NUCL CLEU YSER ER six cameras to take panoramic pictures of the comet surface • R OLIS : R OSETTA L ANDER I MAGING S YSTE TEM close-up images of the landing site • C ONSERT : : C OMET N UCLEU LEUS S OUNDING E XPERIM BY R ADIOWAVE VE T RANSMISSION RIMENT BY to discern the internal structure of the comet. • C OSAC : C OMETARY S AMPLI LING AND C OMPOSITI TION to detect and identify complex organic molecules. • R OMAP : R OSETTA L ANDER M AGNETOMETE TER AND P LASMA M ONITOR is designed to study the magnetic field and plasma environment of the comet • S ESAME : S URF CE E LECTR CTRIC S OUNDING AND A COUSTIC TIC M ONITORING E XPERIM RFACE RIMENT looks at the electrical parameters of the comet • M UPUS : : M ULTI TI - PURP RPOSE S ENSORS FOR S URF CE AND S UB UB -S URF CE S CIENCE RFACE RFACE CE • studies the properties of the comet surface and sub-surface SD2: : THE LANDER ER ' S DRILL LL drilling into the comet’s surface for sample analysis • P TOLEM LEMY designed to detect different forms of light elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. •
APXS: M ASS SPECTR CTROMET ETER ER • designed to study the chemical composition of the landing site C IVA : : COMET EUS I NFRARE RED AND V ISIBLE LE A NALYS ET NUCL CLEU YSER ER six cameras to take panoramic pictures of the comet surface • R OLIS : R OSETTA L ANDER I MAGING S YSTE TEM close-up images of the landing site • C ONSERT : : C OMET N UCLEU LEUS S OUNDING E XPERIM BY R ADIOWAVE VE T RANSMISSION RIMENT BY to discern the internal structure of the comet. • C OSAC : C OMETARY S AMPLI LING AND C OMPOSITI TION to detect and identify complex organic molecules. • R OMAP : R OSETTA L ANDER M AGNETOMETE TER AND P LASMA M ONITOR is designed to study the magnetic field and plasma environment of the comet • S ESAME : S URF CE E LECTR CTRIC S OUNDING AND A COUSTIC TIC M ONITORING E XPERIM RFACE RIMENT looks at the electrical parameters of the comet • M UPUS : : M ULTI TI - PURP RPOSE S ENSORS FOR S URF CE AND S UB UB -S URF CE S CIENCE RFACE RFACE CE • studies the properties of the comet surface and sub-surface SD2: : THE LANDER ER ' S DRILL LL drilling into the comet’s surface for sample analysis • P TOLEM LEMY designed to detect different forms of light elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. •
APXS: M ASS SPECTR CTROMET ETER ER • designed to study the chemical composition of the landing site C IVA : : COMET EUS I NFRARE RED AND V ISIBLE LE A NALYS ET NUCL CLEU YSER ER six cameras to take panoramic pictures of the comet surface • R OLIS : R OSETTA L ANDER I MAGING S YSTE TEM close-up images of the landing site • C ONSERT : : C OMET N UCLEU LEUS S OUNDING E XPERIM BY R ADIOWAVE VE T RANSMISSION RIMENT BY to discern the internal structure of the comet. • C OSAC : C OMETARY S AMPLI LING AND C OMPOSITI TION to detect and identify complex organic molecules. • R OMAP : R OSETTA L ANDER M AGNETOMETE TER AND P LASMA M ONITOR is designed to study the magnetic field and plasma environment of the comet • S ESAME : S URF CE E LECTR CTRIC S OUNDING AND A COUSTIC TIC M ONITORING E XPERIM RFACE RIMENT looks at the electrical parameters of the comet • M UPUS : : M ULTI TI - PURP RPOSE S ENSORS FOR S URF CE AND S UB UB -S URF CE S CIENCE RFACE RFACE CE • studies the properties of the comet surface and sub-surface SD2: : THE LANDER ER ' S DRILL LL drilling into the comet’s surface for sample analysis • P TOLEM LEMY designed to detect different forms of light elements such as carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. •
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