The Rosetta orbiter
Rosetta was a large aluminium box with dimensions 2.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 metres. The scientific instruments were mounted on the 'top' of the box (Payload Support Module) while the subsystems were on the 'base' (Bus Support Module).
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RPC (Rosetta Plasma Consortium). In this instrument, five sensors measure the physical properties of the nucleus, examine the structure of the inner coma,monitor cometary activity, and study the comet's interaction with the solar wind.
Investigators:
Hans Nilsson, Institutet för rymdfysik, Kiruna, Sweden
James Burch, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Anders Eriksson, Institutet för rymdfysik, Uppsala, Sweden
Karl-Heinz Glassmeier, Technische Universität, Braunschweig, Germany
Pierre Henri, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de l'Environnement et de l'Espace, Orléans, France
Christopher Carr, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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The Rosetta lander
The 100-kilogram Rosetta lander is provided by a European consortium under the leadership of the German Aerospace Research Institute (DLR). Other members of the consortium are ESA and institutes from Austria, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy and the UK.
ALICE
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.
CONSERT
CONSERT (Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission) probes the comet's interior by studying radio waves that are reflected and scattered by the nucleus.
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