Scientific objectives of the Beagle 2 lander

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 52, Issue 2-6, 2003, Pages 219-225

  Wright, I P ^a   Sims, M R ^b   Pillinger, C T ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MICROSCOPES; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; SENSORS; X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

GAS ANALYSIS PACKAGE (GAP);

PLANETARY LANDERS;

EID: 0037244214     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00160-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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