Rosetta: The Remarkable Story of Europe's Comet Explorer
In 2014, Rosetta became the first mission to orbit a comet and to deploy a lander onto its surface. This is the story of ESA’s pioneering comet explorer, following the mission from its initial inception to its historic touchdown. Read along as the Rosetta orbiter and its lander, Philae, evolve over...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
| Series: | Space Exploration
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Comets and Asteroids
- 2. Beginnings
- 3. The Birth of Rosetta
- 4. Creating A Comet Chaser
- 5. Anatomy of a Mission
- 6. Switching Comets
- 7. The Long Trek
- 8. Unveiling A Cosmic Iceberg
- 9. Landing on a Comet
- 10. A Scientific Bonanza
- Index