Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986icar...66..288g&link_type=abstract
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 66, May 1986, p. 288-296. Research supported by the Smithsonian Institution.
Computer Science
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Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby Mission, Galileo Spacecraft, Space Debris, Space Rendezvous, Venera Satellites, Density Distribution, Earth Orbits, Size Distribution
Scientific paper
Galileo, Venera, and CRAF flyby are being planned for known asteroids that are in size range of tens or hundreds of kilometers. This paper examines the feasibility of observing, as targets of opportunity, asteroids that are smaller. They are different objects, collisional debris most likely. The spacecraft will encounter thousands of small asteroids, within reach of the imaging cameras on board. The magnitude-frequency relation can be reconfirmed, and extended to meteorite sizes. Possibilities are also discussed for observing a few suitable candidates from the earth, in support of the missions so that they can obtain data on composition.
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