Comet Halley: The view from Pioneer Venus

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May 1989

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Celestial Mechanics, Comet Heads, Comet Tails, Halley'S Comet, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Ultraviolet Spectrometers, Data Acquisition, Interception, Mission Planning

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The plans to scan Halley's Comet at close range using the Pioneer Venus Orbiter are discussed. The composition of comets, their paths through space, and the history of comet encounters are examined. An ultraviolet spectrometer aboard the spacecraft will determine the composition of the gaseous coma and will measure the total gas production during its passage. The Pioneer Venus Orbiter will observe the comet for five weeks before solar interference with communications occurs as Venus passes on the far side of the Sun from Earth. Diagrams of the solar system and the relationship of the comet to the planets and the Sun are provided.

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