The Comet Nucleus TOUR (CONTOUR): A NASA Discovery Mission

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作者
Cochran A. [1 ]
Veverka J. [2 ]
Bell J. [2 ]
Belton M. [3 ]
Benkhoff J. [4 ]
Cheng A. [5 ]
Clark B. [6 ]
Feldman P. [7 ]
Kissel J. [8 ]
Mahaffy P. [9 ]
Malin M. [10 ]
Murchie S. [11 ]
Neimann H. [12 ]
Owen T. [13 ]
Robinson M. [14 ]
Schwehm G. [15 ]
Squyres S. [15 ]
Thomas P. [15 ]
Whipple F. [15 ]
Yeomans D. [15 ]
机构
[1] Astronomy Department, University of Texas, Austin
[2] Space Sciences Building, Cornell University, Ithaca
[3] Belton Space Exploration Initiatives, LLC, Tucson, AZ 85716
[4] Inst. for Space Sensoric/Planetary, Berlin D-12489
[5] Johns Hopkins APL, Laurel, MD 20723
[6] Lockheed Martin, Denver, CO 80201
[7] Department of Physics and Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
[8] MPI für Astrophysik, Garching D-85741
[9] NASA/GSFC, Laboratory for Atmospheres, Greenbelt
[10] Malin Space Sciences, San Diego, CA 92191
[11] Institute for Astronomy, Honolulu, HI 96822
[12] Northwestern Univ. Geological Sci., Evanston, IL 60208
[13] ESTEC, SO Division, Space Sciences Department of ESA, Noordwijk, AG NL-2200
[14] Smithsonian Astrophysical Obs., Cambridge, MA 02138
[15] Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
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Earth, Moon, and Planets | 2000年 / 89卷 / 1-4期
关键词
Comets; Missions;
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10.1023/A:1021567007750
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摘要
In 1997, the COmet Nucleus TOUR (CONTOUR) was selected by NASA for a new start as part of the Discovery line. In this paper, we review the status of the mission, the mission timeline and the instruments to be flown. Detail is given of the science goals and how they are to be accomplished.
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页码:289 / 300
页数:11
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