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The selection of comets for future space missions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

D.K. Yeomans
D.K. Yeomans*
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91109, U.S.A.

Abstract

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The criteria used to select a short period comet for possible future rendezvous space missions are stated and the selection process is outlined. For the time period 1900 - 2000, several candidate comets offer opportunities for spacecraft rendezvous. Two of the best candidates are periodic comets Kopff and Wild 2.

Type
Section VII. Comet P/Halley and Future Missions to Comets
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 83: Dynamics of Comets: Their Origin and Evolution , 1985 , pp. 415 - 421
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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