ESA - Rosetta - Lander: Instruments

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The Rosetta orbiter

Lander: Instruments

The lander consists of a baseplate, an instrument platform, and a polygonal sandwich construction.

Some of the instruments and subsystems are beneath a hood that is covered with solar cells. The lander carries ten instruments, with a total mass of about 21 kilograms.

Last update: 1 November 2004

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Rosetta at a glance The Rosetta orbiter The Rosetta lander

Instruments on the orbiter

ALICECONSERTCOSIMAGIADAMIDASMIROOSIRISROSINARPCRSIVIRTIS

Instruments on the lander

APXSÇIVACONSERTCOSACMODULUS PTOLEMYMUPUSROLISROMAPSD2SESAME