The Comet Interceptor Mission

Jones, G.H.; Snodgrass, C.; Tubiana, C.; Küppers, M.; Kawakita, H.; Lara, L.M.; Agarwal, J.; André, N.; Attree, N.; Auster, U.; Bagnulo, S.; Bannister, M.; Beth, A.; Bowles, N.; Coates, A.; Colangeli, L.; Corral van Damme, C.; Da Deppo, V.; De Keyser, J.; Della Corte, V.; Edberg, N.; El-Maarry, M.R.; Faggi, S.; Fulle, M.; Funase, R.; Galand, M.; Goetz, C.; Groussin, O.; Guilbert-Lepoutre, A.; Henri, P.; Kasahara, S.; Kereszturi, A.; Kidger, M.; Knight, M.; Kokotanekova, R.; Kolmasova, I.; Kossacki, K.; Kührt, E.; Kwon, Y.; La Forgia, F.; Levasseur-Regourd, A.-C.; Lippi, M.; Longobardo, A.; Marschall, R.; Morawski, M.; Muñoz, O.; Näsilä, A.; Nilsson, H.; Opitom, C.; Pajusalu, M.; Pommerol, A.; Prech, L.; Rando, N.; Ratti, F.; Rothkaehl, H.; Rotundi, A.; Rubin, M.; Sakatani, N.; Sánchez, J.P.; Simon Wedlund, C.; Stankov, A.; Thomas, N.; Toth, I.; Villanueva, G.; Vincent, J.-B.; Volwerk, M.; Wurz, P.; Wielders, A.; Yoshioka, K.; Aleksiejuk, K.; Alvarez, F.; Amoros, C.; Aslam, S.; Atamaniuk, B.; Baran, J.; Barciński, T.; Beck, T.; Behnke, T.; Berglund, M.; Bertini, I.; Bieda, M.; Binczyk, P.; Busch, M.-D.; Cacovean, A.; Capria, M.T.; Carr, C.; Castro Marín, J.M.; Ceriotti, M.; Chioetto, P.; Chuchra-Konrad, A.; Cocola, L.; Colin, F.; Crews, C.; Cripps, V.; Cupido, E.; Dassatti, A.; Davidsson, B.J.R.; De Roche, T.; Deca, J.; Del Togno, S.; Dhooghe, F.; Donaldson Hanna, K.; Eriksson, A.; Fedorov, A.; Fernández-Valenzuela, E.; Ferretti, S.; Floriot, J.; Frassetto, F.; Fredriksson, J.; Garnier, P.; Gaweł, D.; Génot, V.; Gerber, T.; Glassmeier, K.-H.; Granvik, M.; Grison, B.; Gunell, H.; Hachemi, T.; Hagen, C.; Hajra, R.; Harada, Y.; Hasiba, J.; Haslebacher, N.; Herranz De La Revilla, M.L.; Hestroffer, D.; Hewagama, T.; Holt, C.; Hviid, S.; Iakubivskyi, I.; Inno, L.; Irwin, P.; Ivanovski, S.; Jansky, J.; Jernej, I.; Jeszenszky, H.; Jimenéz, J.; Jorda, L.; Kama, M.; Kameda, S.; Kelley, M.S.P.; Klepacki, K.; Kohout, T.; Kojima, H.; Kowalski, T.; Kuwabara, M.; Ladno, M.; Laky, G.; Lammer, H.; Lan, R.; Lavraud, B.; Lazzarin, M.; Le Duff, O.; Lee, Q-M.; Lesniak, C.; Lewis, Z.; Lin, Z.-Y.; Lister, T.; Lowry, S.; Magnes, W.; Markkanen, J.; Martinez Navajas, I.; Martins, Z.; Matsuoka, A.; Matyjasiak, B.; Mazelle, C.; Mazzotta Epifani, E.; Meier, M.; Michaelis, H.; Micheli, M.; Migliorini, A.; Millet, A.-L.; Moreno, F.; Mottola, S.; Moutounaick, B.; Muinonen, K.; Müller, D.R.; Murakami, G.; Murata, N.; Myszka, K.; Nakajima, S.; Nemeth, Z.; Nikolajev, A.; Nordera, S.; Ohlsson, D.; Olesk, A.; Ottacher, H.; Ozaki, N.; Oziol, C.; Patel, M.; Savio Paul, A.; Penttilä, A.; Pernechele, C.; Peterson, J.; Petraglio, E.; Piccirillo, A.M.; Plaschke, F.; Polak, S.; Postberg, F.; Proosa, H.; Protopapa, S.; Puccio, W.; Ranvier, S.; Raymond, S.; Richter, I.; Rieder, M.; Rigamonti, R.; Ruiz Rodriguez, I.; Santolik, O.; Sasaki, T.; Schrödter, R.; Shirley, K.; Slavinskis, A.; Sodor, B.; Soucek, J.; Stephenson, P.; Stöckli, L.; Szewczyk, P.; Troznai, G.; Uhlir, L.; Usami, N.; Valavanoglou, A.; Vaverka, J.; Wang, W.; Wang, X.-D.; Wattieaux, G.; Wieser, M.; Wolf, S.; Yano, H.; Yoshikawa, I.; Zakharov, V.; Zawistowski, T.; Zuppella, P.; Rinaldi, G.; Ji, H.

dc.contributor.author	Jones, G.H.
dc.contributor.author	Snodgrass, C.
dc.contributor.author	Tubiana, C.
dc.contributor.author	Küppers, M.
dc.contributor.author	Kawakita, H.
dc.contributor.author	Lara, L.M.
dc.contributor.author	Agarwal, J.
dc.contributor.author	André, N.
dc.contributor.author	Attree, N.
dc.contributor.author	Auster, U.
dc.contributor.author	Bagnulo, S.
dc.contributor.author	Bannister, M.
dc.contributor.author	Beth, A.
dc.contributor.author	Bowles, N.
dc.contributor.author	Coates, A.
dc.contributor.author	Colangeli, L.
dc.contributor.author	Corral van Damme, C.
dc.contributor.author	Da Deppo, V.
dc.contributor.author	De Keyser, J.
dc.contributor.author	Della Corte, V.
dc.contributor.author	Edberg, N.
dc.contributor.author	El-Maarry, M.R.
dc.contributor.author	Faggi, S.
dc.contributor.author	Fulle, M.
dc.contributor.author	Funase, R.
dc.contributor.author	Galand, M.
dc.contributor.author	Goetz, C.
dc.contributor.author	Groussin, O.
dc.contributor.author	Guilbert-Lepoutre, A.
dc.contributor.author	Henri, P.
dc.contributor.author	Kasahara, S.
dc.contributor.author	Kereszturi, A.
dc.contributor.author	Kidger, M.
dc.contributor.author	Knight, M.
dc.contributor.author	Kokotanekova, R.
dc.contributor.author	Kolmasova, I.
dc.contributor.author	Kossacki, K.
dc.contributor.author	Kührt, E.
dc.contributor.author	Kwon, Y.
dc.contributor.author	La Forgia, F.
dc.contributor.author	Levasseur-Regourd, A.-C.
dc.contributor.author	Lippi, M.
dc.contributor.author	Longobardo, A.
dc.contributor.author	Marschall, R.
dc.contributor.author	Morawski, M.
dc.contributor.author	Muñoz, O.
dc.contributor.author	Näsilä, A.
dc.contributor.author	Nilsson, H.
dc.contributor.author	Opitom, C.
dc.contributor.author	Pajusalu, M.
dc.contributor.author	Pommerol, A.
dc.contributor.author	Prech, L.
dc.contributor.author	Rando, N.
dc.contributor.author	Ratti, F.
dc.contributor.author	Rothkaehl, H.
dc.contributor.author	Rotundi, A.
dc.contributor.author	Rubin, M.
dc.contributor.author	Sakatani, N.
dc.contributor.author	Sánchez, J.P.
dc.contributor.author	Simon Wedlund, C.
dc.contributor.author	Stankov, A.
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, N.
dc.contributor.author	Toth, I.
dc.contributor.author	Villanueva, G.
dc.contributor.author	Vincent, J.-B.
dc.contributor.author	Volwerk, M.
dc.contributor.author	Wurz, P.
dc.contributor.author	Wielders, A.
dc.contributor.author	Yoshioka, K.
dc.contributor.author	Aleksiejuk, K.
dc.contributor.author	Alvarez, F.
dc.contributor.author	Amoros, C.
dc.contributor.author	Aslam, S.
dc.contributor.author	Atamaniuk, B.
dc.contributor.author	Baran, J.
dc.contributor.author	Barciński, T.
dc.contributor.author	Beck, T.
dc.contributor.author	Behnke, T.
dc.contributor.author	Berglund, M.
dc.contributor.author	Bertini, I.
dc.contributor.author	Bieda, M.
dc.contributor.author	Binczyk, P.
dc.contributor.author	Busch, M.-D.
dc.contributor.author	Cacovean, A.
dc.contributor.author	Capria, M.T.
dc.contributor.author	Carr, C.
dc.contributor.author	Castro Marín, J.M.
dc.contributor.author	Ceriotti, M.
dc.contributor.author	Chioetto, P.
dc.contributor.author	Chuchra-Konrad, A.
dc.contributor.author	Cocola, L.
dc.contributor.author	Colin, F.
dc.contributor.author	Crews, C.
dc.contributor.author	Cripps, V.
dc.contributor.author	Cupido, E.
dc.contributor.author	Dassatti, A.
dc.contributor.author	Davidsson, B.J.R.
dc.contributor.author	De Roche, T.
dc.contributor.author	Deca, J.
dc.contributor.author	Del Togno, S.
dc.contributor.author	Dhooghe, F.
dc.contributor.author	Donaldson Hanna, K.
dc.contributor.author	Eriksson, A.
dc.contributor.author	Fedorov, A.
dc.contributor.author	Fernández-Valenzuela, E.
dc.contributor.author	Ferretti, S.
dc.contributor.author	Floriot, J.
dc.contributor.author	Frassetto, F.
dc.contributor.author	Fredriksson, J.
dc.contributor.author	Garnier, P.
dc.contributor.author	Gaweł, D.
dc.contributor.author	Génot, V.
dc.contributor.author	Gerber, T.
dc.contributor.author	Glassmeier, K.-H.
dc.contributor.author	Granvik, M.
dc.contributor.author	Grison, B.
dc.contributor.author	Gunell, H.
dc.contributor.author	Hachemi, T.
dc.contributor.author	Hagen, C.
dc.contributor.author	Hajra, R.
dc.contributor.author	Harada, Y.
dc.contributor.author	Hasiba, J.
dc.contributor.author	Haslebacher, N.
dc.contributor.author	Herranz De La Revilla, M.L.
dc.contributor.author	Hestroffer, D.
dc.contributor.author	Hewagama, T.
dc.contributor.author	Holt, C.
dc.contributor.author	Hviid, S.
dc.contributor.author	Iakubivskyi, I.
dc.contributor.author	Inno, L.
dc.contributor.author	Irwin, P.
dc.contributor.author	Ivanovski, S.
dc.contributor.author	Jansky, J.
dc.contributor.author	Jernej, I.
dc.contributor.author	Jeszenszky, H.
dc.contributor.author	Jimenéz, J.
dc.contributor.author	Jorda, L.
dc.contributor.author	Kama, M.
dc.contributor.author	Kameda, S.
dc.contributor.author	Kelley, M.S.P.
dc.contributor.author	Klepacki, K.
dc.contributor.author	Kohout, T.
dc.contributor.author	Kojima, H.
dc.contributor.author	Kowalski, T.
dc.contributor.author	Kuwabara, M.
dc.contributor.author	Ladno, M.
dc.contributor.author	Laky, G.
dc.contributor.author	Lammer, H.
dc.contributor.author	Lan, R.
dc.contributor.author	Lavraud, B.
dc.contributor.author	Lazzarin, M.
dc.contributor.author	Le Duff, O.
dc.contributor.author	Lee, Q-M.
dc.contributor.author	Lesniak, C.
dc.contributor.author	Lewis, Z.
dc.contributor.author	Lin, Z.-Y.
dc.contributor.author	Lister, T.
dc.contributor.author	Lowry, S.
dc.contributor.author	Magnes, W.
dc.contributor.author	Markkanen, J.
dc.contributor.author	Martinez Navajas, I.
dc.contributor.author	Martins, Z.
dc.contributor.author	Matsuoka, A.
dc.contributor.author	Matyjasiak, B.
dc.contributor.author	Mazelle, C.
dc.contributor.author	Mazzotta Epifani, E.
dc.contributor.author	Meier, M.
dc.contributor.author	Michaelis, H.
dc.contributor.author	Micheli, M.
dc.contributor.author	Migliorini, A.
dc.contributor.author	Millet, A.-L.
dc.contributor.author	Moreno, F.
dc.contributor.author	Mottola, S.
dc.contributor.author	Moutounaick, B.
dc.contributor.author	Muinonen, K.
dc.contributor.author	Müller, D.R.
dc.contributor.author	Murakami, G.
dc.contributor.author	Murata, N.
dc.contributor.author	Myszka, K.
dc.contributor.author	Nakajima, S.
dc.contributor.author	Nemeth, Z.
dc.contributor.author	Nikolajev, A.
dc.contributor.author	Nordera, S.
dc.contributor.author	Ohlsson, D.
dc.contributor.author	Olesk, A.
dc.contributor.author	Ottacher, H.
dc.contributor.author	Ozaki, N.
dc.contributor.author	Oziol, C.
dc.contributor.author	Patel, M.
dc.contributor.author	Savio Paul, A.
dc.contributor.author	Penttilä, A.
dc.contributor.author	Pernechele, C.
dc.contributor.author	Peterson, J.
dc.contributor.author	Petraglio, E.
dc.contributor.author	Piccirillo, A.M.
dc.contributor.author	Plaschke, F.
dc.contributor.author	Polak, S.
dc.contributor.author	Postberg, F.
dc.contributor.author	Proosa, H.
dc.contributor.author	Protopapa, S.
dc.contributor.author	Puccio, W.
dc.contributor.author	Ranvier, S.
dc.contributor.author	Raymond, S.
dc.contributor.author	Richter, I.
dc.contributor.author	Rieder, M.
dc.contributor.author	Rigamonti, R.
dc.contributor.author	Ruiz Rodriguez, I.
dc.contributor.author	Santolik, O.
dc.contributor.author	Sasaki, T.
dc.contributor.author	Schrödter, R.
dc.contributor.author	Shirley, K.
dc.contributor.author	Slavinskis, A.
dc.contributor.author	Sodor, B.
dc.contributor.author	Soucek, J.
dc.contributor.author	Stephenson, P.
dc.contributor.author	Stöckli, L.
dc.contributor.author	Szewczyk, P.
dc.contributor.author	Troznai, G.
dc.contributor.author	Uhlir, L.
dc.contributor.author	Usami, N.
dc.contributor.author	Valavanoglou, A.
dc.contributor.author	Vaverka, J.
dc.contributor.author	Wang, W.
dc.contributor.author	Wang, X.-D.
dc.contributor.author	Wattieaux, G.
dc.contributor.author	Wieser, M.
dc.contributor.author	Wolf, S.
dc.contributor.author	Yano, H.
dc.contributor.author	Yoshikawa, I.
dc.contributor.author	Zakharov, V.
dc.contributor.author	Zawistowski, T.
dc.contributor.author	Zuppella, P.
dc.contributor.author	Rinaldi, G.
dc.contributor.author	Ji, H.
dc.date	2024
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-26T11:27:32Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-26T11:27:32Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11263
dc.description	Here we describe the novel, multi-point Comet Interceptor mission. It is dedicated to the exploration of a little-processed long-period comet, possibly entering the inner Solar System for the first time, or to encounter an interstellar object originating at another star. The objectives of the mission are to address the following questions: What are the surface composition, shape, morphology, and structure of the target object? What is the composition of the gas and dust in the coma, its connection to the nucleus, and the nature of its interaction with the solar wind? The mission was proposed to the European Space Agency in 2018, and formally adopted by the agency in June 2022, for launch in 2029 together with the Ariel mission. Comet Interceptor will take advantage of the opportunity presented by ESA’s F-Class call for fast, flexible, low-cost missions to which it was proposed. The call required a launch to a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L2 point. The mission can take advantage of this placement to wait for the discovery of a suitable comet reachable with its minimum ΔV capability of 600 ms-1. Comet Interceptor will be unique in encountering and studying, at a nominal closest approach distance of 1000 km, a comet that represents a near-pristine sample of material from the formation of the Solar System. It will also add a capability that no previous cometary mission has had, which is to deploy two sub-probes – B1, provided by the Japanese space agency, JAXA, and B2 – that will follow different trajectories through the coma. While the main probe passes at a nominal 1000 km distance, probes B1 and B2 will follow different chords through the coma at distances of 850 km and 400 km, respectively. The result will be unique, simultaneous, spatially resolved information of the 3-dimensional properties of the target comet and its interaction with the space environment. We present the mission’s science background leading to these objectives, as well as an overview of the scientific instruments, mission design, and schedule.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	The Comet Interceptor Mission
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Physical sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.subject.free	Comets
dc.subject.free	Spacecraft
dc.subject.free	Instruments – spaceborne and space research
dc.source.title	Space Science Reviews
dc.source.volume	220
dc.source.issue	1
dc.source.page	A9
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11214-023-01035-0
dc.identifier.url

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