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The European Space Agency’s Comet Interceptor lies in wait

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently selected Comet Interceptor as its first ‘fast’ (F-class) mission. It will be developed rapidly to share a launch with another mission and is unique, as it will wait in space for a yet-to-be-discovered comet.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Snodgrass, Colin, Jones, Geraint H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882810/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31780664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13470-1
Descripción
Sumario:The European Space Agency (ESA) recently selected Comet Interceptor as its first ‘fast’ (F-class) mission. It will be developed rapidly to share a launch with another mission and is unique, as it will wait in space for a yet-to-be-discovered comet.