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Science & Exploration

ALICE

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ALICE (Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer) analyses gases in the coma and tail and measures the comet's production rates of water and carbon monoxide/dioxide. It also provides information on the surface composition of the nucleus.

Principal Investigator: Joel Parker, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

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