ESA - Comet Interceptor's spacecraft and instruments
Comet Interceptor comprises a main spacecraft and two smaller probes. It carries a total of ten scientific instruments, each made up of one or more sensors. By taking measurements of the target comet from different locations at the same time, Comet Interceptor will construct a 3D map of the comet and the gas and dust around it.
ESA - Comet Interceptor - European Space Agency
ESA’s Comet Interceptor will be the first mission to visit a comet coming directly from the outer reaches of the Sun's realm, carrying material untouched since the dawn of the Solar System. After launch, the spacecraft will be 'parked' in space before moving to intercept a …
Instrumentation - Comet Interceptor
MIRMIS is the hyper spectral and multispectral remote sensing instrument (0.9 to ~25 µm) for Comet Interceptor. This wavelength range includes spectral features for CO2, water ice, CO, mineral compositions and is rich in thermophysical data.
ESA - Comet Interceptor factsheet - European Space Agency
Comet Interceptor will target a comet coming from the distant Oort Cloud, or beyond. Spacecraft and instruments: The mission consists of a primary spacecraft and two probes. Each module will be equipped with a complementary science payload, providing different perspectives of the comet's nucleus and environment.
Comet Interceptor - Wikipedia
Comet Interceptor instruments. One-two days before the comet flyby, the main spacecraft (spacecraft A) will deploy two small probes (B1 and B2) to venture even closer to the target, carrying complementary instrument payloads and to sample the coma.
Home - Comet Interceptor SWT - Cosmos
The Comet Interceptor SWT advises ESA on all scientific aspects of the mission. All instruments are represented in the SWT, together with four Interdisciplinary Scientists. Below are the lists of Comet Interceptor instruments and their lead scientists, and of the Interdisciplinary Scientsts.
Comet Interceptor is a mission targeting a long-period comet, preferably dynamically-new, or an interstellar object. Why? How? On July 2018, F-class mission call announced. €150M. ESA member states and other collaborating agencies generally …
Home - Comet Interceptor IDS 2024 - Cosmos
2024年9月16日 — Comet Interceptor is an ESA mission in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It aims to characterise a long period comet, which could potentially be a dynamically new comet, or an interstellar object. The mission was adopted by the Science Programme Committee in June 2022 as the first "F" mission in the Science Programme.
SCIENCE - Comet Interceptor
The proposed instruments for the main and an accompanying spacecraft are the following: CoCa: Comet Camera - to obtain high resolution images of the comet's nucleus at several wavelengths. MANIaC: Mass Analyzer for Neutrals in a Coma - a mass spectrometer to sample the gases released from the comet.
ESA - Comet Interceptor instruments - European Space Agency
2024年2月29日 — Comet Interceptor comprises a main spacecraft and two smaller probes (with one probe built by JAXA). The mission will carry a total of ten scientific instruments, each made up of one or more sensors. By taking measurements of the target comet from different locations at the same time, Comet Interceptor will construct a 3D map of the comet and ...