{"id":8682,"date":"2019-06-20T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riastronomia.es\/?p=8682"},"modified":"2022-05-15T21:47:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T21:47:16","slug":"comet-interceptor-the-first-esas-f-class-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riastronomia.es\/en\/comet-interceptor-the-first-esas-f-class-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Comet Interceptor&#8221;: the first ESA\u00b4s F-class mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2019\/06\/comet_interceptor_concept\/19447321-1-eng-GB\/Comet_Interceptor_concept_node_full_image_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"403\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>&#8220;Comet Interceptor&#8221; has been selected as ESA\u2019s new fast-class mission in its <a href=\"http:\/\/sci.esa.int\/cosmic-vision\/\">Cosmic Vision<\/a> Programme. Comprising three spacecraft, it will be the first to visit a truly pristine comet or other interstellar object that is only just starting its journey into the inner Solar System.<\/p>\n<p>The mission will travel to an as-yet undiscovered comet, making a flyby of the chosen target when it is on the approach to Earth\u2019s orbit. Its three spacecraft will perform simultaneous observations from multiple points around the comet, creating a 3D profile of a \u2018dynamically new\u2019 object that contains unprocessed material surviving from the dawn of the Solar System.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/ESA_s_new_mission_to_intercept_a_comet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESA news<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 sep-underline sep-solid fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:40;line-height:1.4;\"><h6><em>Comet Interceptor concept. 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