Ceres Polar Lander
Ceres Polar Lander (CPL) is a proposed lander mission to Ceres that may probe life.[1] It could prepare in parallel the next step beyond the upcoming Europa Jupiter System Mission and Titan Saturn System Mission. This idea is to build a low-cost mission using reliable existing technology to complement other larger missions.
It will take about four years to reach Ceres, assuming a launch by a Soyuz rocket.[2]
A manned mission to Ceres has also been designed.[3]
References
- ↑ "New Lander Could Probe Dwarf Planet Ceres For Life". Space.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ "Ceres becoming large interest for probe lander mission - Health & Science". Baltimore Sun Talk Forums. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ "Manned Mission to Largest Known Asteroid Planned". news.nationalgeographic.com. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, May 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.