Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977stin...7729043.&link_type=abstract
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Astronavigation, Comets, Conferences, Mission Planning, Rendezvous Spacecraft, Space Exploration, Flyby Missions, Payloads, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Solar Sails, Trajectory Analysis
Scientific paper
The science objectives of a first comet mission are reviewed and related to what is known or can be expected to be learned in the near future from ground-based and near earth observations. A set of instruments and their science objectives are defined for a mission to Comet Halley during its 1985/86 apparition. The benefits from a fast flyby, a slow flyby, or a rendezvous mission and the relative impact of each on the instrument payload were assessed. The relative scientific value of encounters with the comet at distances from the sun ranging from 1 AU to 2.5 AU, including possible tradeoffs between flyby velocity and distance was considered. Pre- and post-perihelion encounters were likewise evaluated.
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