Roland: A long-term lander for the Rosetta mission

Space Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-64

  Ulamec, S ^a   Block, J ^a   Fenzi, M ^b   Feuerbacher, B ^a   Haerendel, G ^c   Hemmerich, P ^d   Maibaum, M ^a   Rosenbauer, H ^d   Schiewe, B ^e   Schmidt, H P ^a   Schutze R ^a   Wittmann, K ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Tecnospazio SpA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 0002616211     PISSN: 08929270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-9270(97)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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