MarcoPolo-R near earth asteroid sample return mission

MarcoPolo-R near earth asteroid sample return mission

MarcoPolo-R is a sample return mission to a primitive Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) proposed in collaboration with NASA. It will rendezvous with a primitive NEA, scientifically characterize it at multiple scales, and return a unique sample to Earth unaltered by the atmospheric entry process or terrestri...

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Main Authors: Barucci, M., Cheng, A., Michel, P., Benner, L., Binzel, R., Bland, Phil, Böhnhardt, H., Brucato, J., Campo Bagatin, A., Cerroni, P., Dotto, E., Fitzsimmons, A., Franchi, I., Green, S., Lara, L., Licandro, J., Marty, B., Muinonen, K., Nathues, A., Oberst, J., Rivkin, A., Robert, F., Saladino, R., Trigo-Rodriguez, J., Ulamec, S., Zolensky, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Netherlands 2012
Subjects:
Re-entry capsule
Near-Earth Asteroid
Origin
Primitive material
Astrobiology
Sample return mission
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12127

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