Rosetta: ESA's mission to the origin of the solar system

Comets consist of the most primitive material in the solar system and to understand the earliest epoch of solar system formation, we must investigate the nature of this material. Much of what we know of comets presently comes from remote sensing using Earth-based telescopes. The Rosetta mission is poised to make a dramatic advance in our understanding of comets. First hard cover book onthe Rosetta Mission, ESA’s Planetary Cornerstone Mission, discussing science and instrumentation Rosetta is the first ever spacecraft, which will rendezvous with a comet and go in orbit around its nucleus to explore the evolution of the comet It will land on the comet nucleus surface with its Lander Philae fordedicated in-situ analysis of the comet nucleus composition and structure. INDICE: Foreword.- Rosetta Overview.- Comet.- Asteroid.- Plasma Environment.- Dust Environment.- Ground Segment.- Science Operations.- ALICE.- CONSERT.-COSIMA.- GIADA.- MIDAS.- MIRO.- OSIRIS.- RPC.- RPC Overview. RPC-ICA. RPC-IES. RPC-LAP. RPC-MAG. RPC-MIP. ROSINA.- RSI.- VIRTIS.- Philae.- Philae Overview.APX. CIVA. COSAC. MUPUS. PTOLEMY. ROLIS. ROMAP. SD2. SESAME.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-77517-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 750
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés