Comet nucleus sounding experiment by radiowave transmission

Comet nucleus sounding experiment by radiowave transmission

We describe the radio science experiment proposed for the Rosetta cometary mission. The experiment consists in the transmission of electromagnetic waves between the landers and the orbiter through the comet to study its internal structure. In the paper, the electromagnetic model of the comet is pres...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advances in space research 1998, Vol.21 (11), p.1589-1598
Hauptverfasser: Kofman, W., Barbin, Y., Klinger, J., Levasseur-Regourd, A.-C., Barriot, J.-P., Herique, A., Hagfors, T., Nielsen, E., Grün, E., Edenhofer, P., Kochan, H., Picardi, G., Seu, R., van Zyl, J., Elachi, Ch, Melosh, J., Veverka, J., Weissman, P., Svedhem, L.H., Hamran, S.E., Williams, I.P.
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Sprache:eng
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Sciences of the Universe
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Zusammenfassung:We describe the radio science experiment proposed for the Rosetta cometary mission. The experiment consists in the transmission of electromagnetic waves between the landers and the orbiter through the comet to study its internal structure. In the paper, the electromagnetic model of the comet is presented and used to evaluate the potentiality of the experiment. Various modellings of the radio wave propagation are discussed. Finally, a description of the experiment and the instrument is made.
ISSN:0273-1177
1879-1948
DOI:10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00952-6