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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CONSERT (Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission) probes the internal structure of the nucleus. Radio waves from the CONSERT experiment on the orbiter travel through the nucleus and are returned by a transponder on the lander.
Principal Investigator: Alain Herique, Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
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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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