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The Comet Interceptor Mission.
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234 authors at 20 institutions in 23 countries.
Geraint H JonesMullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5859-1136
Colin SnodgrassThe University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9328-2905
Cecilia TubianaINAF, IAPS, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8475-9898
Michael KüppersEuropean Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5666-8582
Hideyo KawakitaKoyama Astronomical Observatory, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2011-9159
Luisa M LaraInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7184-920X
Jessica AgarwalInstitut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Nicolas AndréIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8017-5676
Nicholas AttreeInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3344-6693
Uli AusterInstitut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Stefano BagnuloArmagh Observatory and Planetarium, Armagh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7156-8029
Michele BannisterUniversity of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-3257-4490
Arnaud BethDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5644-2022
Neil BowlesDepartment of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Andrew CoatesMullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St. Mary, Dorking, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6185-3125
Luigi ColangeliEuropean Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Carlos Corral van DammeEuropean Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Vania Da DeppoCNR-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6273-8738
Johan De KeyserRoyal Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-4805-5695
Vincenzo Della CorteINAF, IAPS, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6461-5803
Niklas EdbergSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1261-7580
Mohamed Ramy El-MaarrySpace and Planetary Science Center and Department of Earth Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-8262-0320
Sara FaggiNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0194-5615
Marco FulleINAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8435-5287
Ryu FunaseInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2477-1195
Marina GalandDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5797-914X
Charlotte GoetzEuropean Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4468-0338
Olivier GroussinLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-8997-3815
Aurélie Guilbert-LepoutreLGL-TPE, CNRS, ENS, Université Lyon1, UJM, Lyon, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2354-0766
Pierre HenriLaboratoire Lagrange, CNRS, OCA, Université Côte d'Azur, and LPC2E, CNRS, Université d'Orléans, CNES, Orléans, France.
Satoshi KasaharaThe University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3479-772X
Akos KereszturiKonkoly Astronomical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, HUN-REN, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-6420-510X
Mark KidgerEuropean Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), Madrid, Spain.
Matthew KnightU.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2781-6897
Rosita KokotanekovaInstitute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4617-8878
Ivana KolmasovaInstitute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-1704-3846
Konrad KossackiFaculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4033-0023
Ekkehard KührtDLR, Institute of Optical Sensor Systems, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7845-8797
Yuna KwonCaltech/IPAC, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 100-22 Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8122-3606
Fiorangela La ForgiaDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3924-1867
Anny-Chantal Levasseur-RegourdLATMOS, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, CNES, Paris, France.
Manuela LippiInstitut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
Andrea LongobardoINAF, IAPS, Rome, Italy.
Raphael MarschallCNRS, Laboratoire J.-L. Lagrange, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Nice, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0362-0403
Marek MorawskiSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9039-6085
Olga MuñozInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5138-3932
Antti NäsiläVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland.
Hans NilssonSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-7787-2160
Cyrielle OpitomThe University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9298-7484
Mihkel PajusaluTartu Observatory, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-3500-2770
Antoine PommerolSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-9165-9243
Lubomir PrechCharles University, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-0867-0458
Nicola RandoEuropean Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Francesco RattiEuropean Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Hanna RothkaehlSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2067-1982
Alessandra RotundiDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5467-157X
Martin RubinSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6549-3318
Naoya SakataniInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4791-5227
Joan Pau SánchezInstitut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0626-9014
Cyril Simon WedlundAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2201-7615
Anamarija StankovEuropean Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Nicolas ThomasSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0146-0071
Imre TothKonkoly Astronomical Institute, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, HUN-REN, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-2983-1345
Geronimo VillanuevaNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2662-5776
Jean-Baptiste VincentDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6575-3079
Martin VolwerkAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-4455-3403
Peter WurzSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2603-1169
Arno WieldersEuropean Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.
Kazuo YoshiokaThe University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5451-9367
Konrad AleksiejukSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0007-1502-4362
Fernando AlvarezInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0603-161X
Carine AmorosIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.
Shahid AslamNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9581-647X
Barbara AtamaniukSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3831-9389
Jędrzej BaranSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3371-2536
Tomasz BarcińskiSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6840-953X
Thomas BeckSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Thomas BehnkeDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.
Martin BerglundSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0832-1848
Ivano BertiniDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0616-2444
Marcin BiedaCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Piotr BinczykCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Martin-Diego BuschSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Andrei CacoveanDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.
Maria Teresa CapriaINAF, IAPS, Rome, Italy.
Chris CarrDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6879-3970
José María Castro MarínInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9658-8421
Matteo CeriottiUniversity of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6819-7178
Paolo ChioettoCNR-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3379-2142
Agata Chuchra-KonradSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6003-876X
Lorenzo CocolaCNR-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4021-3150
Fabrice ColinLPC2E, CNRS, Université d'Orléans, CNES, Orléans, France.
Chiaki CrewsThe Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1439-3074
Victoria CrippsSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.
Emanuele CupidoDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Alberto DassattiREDS, School of Management and Engineering Vaud, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5342-3723
Björn J R DavidssonJet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8725-6644
Thierry De RocheSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Jan DecaLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2272-9818
Simone Del TognoDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1728-1078
Frederik DhoogheRoyal Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7334-833X
Kerri Donaldson HannaDepartment of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
Anders ErikssonSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-2926-6761
Andrey FedorovIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.
Estela Fernández-ValenzuelaFlorida Space Institute, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2132-7769
Stefano FerrettiDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy.
Johan FloriotLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France.
Fabio FrassettoCNR-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5528-1995
Jesper FredrikssonSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.
Philippe GarnierIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9683-9657
Dorota GawełCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Vincent GénotIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7708-8077
Thomas GerberSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Karl-Heinz GlassmeierInstitut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4327-5576
Mikael GranvikDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-5624-1888
Benjamin GrisonInstitute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-3440-6856
Herbert GunellUmeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5379-1158
Tedjani HachemiLPC2E, CNRS, Université d'Orléans, CNES, Orléans, France.
Christian HagenAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.
Rajkumar HajraIndian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0447-1531
Yuki HaradaKyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4001-6352
Johann HasibaAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.
Nico HaslebacherSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1802-9859
Miguel Luis Herranz De La RevillaInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.
Daniel HestrofferIMCCE, Paris Observatory, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Lille, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0472-9459
Tilak HewagamaNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9663-3878
Carrie HoltLas Cumbres Observatory, Goleta, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4043-6445
Stubbe HviidDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0623-4767
Iaroslav IakubivskyiTartu Observatory, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-0744-2357
Laura InnoDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0271-2664
Patrick IrwinDepartment of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6772-384X
Stavro IvanovskiINAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8068-7695
Jiri JanskyInstitute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-5537-1461
Irmgard JernejAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.
Harald JeszenszkyAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.
Jaime JimenézInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1226-8202
Laurent JordaLaboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8735-3308
Mihkel KamaUniversity College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0065-7267
Shingo KamedaCollege of Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9084-2858
Michael S P KelleyDepartment of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6702-7676
Kamil KlepackiCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Tomáš KohoutDepartment of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Hirotsugu KojimaResearch Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4609-3500
Tomasz KowalskiSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
Masaki KuwabaraCollege of Science, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4601-8164
Michal LadnoCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Gunter LakyAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.
Helmut LammerAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0547-7671
Radek LanInstitute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-6772-368X
Benoit LavraudLaboratoire d'astrophysique de Bordeaux, Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6807-8494
Monica LazzarinDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Olivier Le DuffLPC2E, CNRS, Université d'Orléans, CNES, Orléans, France.
Qiu-Mei LeeIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.
Cezary LesniakCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Zoe LewisDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Zhong-Yi LinInstitute of Astronomy, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Tim ListerLas Cumbres Observatory, Goleta, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3818-7769
Stephen LowryUniversity of Kent, Kent, UK.
Werner MagnesAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0086-6288
Johannes MarkkanenInstitut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5989-3630
Ignacio Martinez NavajasInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0049-7435
Zita MartinsCentro de Química Estrutural, Institute of Molecular Sciences and Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5420-1081
Ayako MatsuokaKyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5777-9711
Barbara MatyjasiakSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2063-3545
Christian MazelleIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5332-9561
Elena Mazzotta EpifaniINAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1412-0946
Mirko MeierSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Harald MichaelisDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.
Marco MicheliESA NEO Coordination Centre, Frascati, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7895-8209
Alessandra MiglioriniINAF, IAPS, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7386-9215
Aude-Lyse MilletLPC2E, CNRS, Université d'Orléans, CNES, Orléans, France.
Fernando MorenoInstituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía - CSIC, Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0670-356X
Stefano MottolaDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0457-3872
Bruno MoutounaickIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.
Karri MuinonenDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8058-2642
Daniel R MüllerSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3704-6865
Go MurakamiInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2759-7682
Naofumi MurataInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2099-3559
Kamil MyszkaCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Shintaro NakajimaInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3337-1249
Zoltan NemethWigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9527-3447
Artiom NikolajevTartu Observatory, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Simone NorderaCNR-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Padova, Italy.
Dan OhlssonSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.
Aire OleskTartu Observatory, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0002-0807-3082
Harald OttacherAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.
Naoya OzakiInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.
Christophe OziolIRAP, CNRS, University Toulouse 3, CNES, Toulouse, France.
Manish PatelThe Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8223-3566
Aditya Savio PaulTartu Observatory, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0003-1452-9805
Antti PenttiläDepartment of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7403-1721
Claudio PernecheleINAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7752-6268
Joakim PetersonSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.
Enrico PetraglioREDS, School of Management and Engineering Vaud, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland.
Alice Maria PiccirilloDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Napoli, Italy.
Ferdinand PlaschkeInstitut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5104-6282
Szymon PolakSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1497-5058
Frank PostbergFreie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5862-4276
Herman ProosaTartu Observatory, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Silvia ProtopapaSouthwest Research Institute, Boulder, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8541-8550
Walter PuccioSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.
Sylvain RanvierRoyal Belgian Institute of Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-2067-6361
Sean RaymondLaboratoire d'astrophysique de Bordeaux, Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8974-0758
Ingo RichterInstitut für Geophysik und extraterrestrische Physik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5324-4039
Martin RiederSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Roberto RigamontiREDS, School of Management and Engineering Vaud, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Delémont, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7283-7203
Irene Ruiz RodriguezDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8648-2773
Ondrej SantolikInstitute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-4891-9273
Takahiro SasakiInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2646-7173
Rolf SchrödterDLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.
Katherine ShirleyDepartment of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0669-7497
Andris SlavinskisTartu Observatory, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.ORCID 0000-0001-7310-7608
Balint SodorSGF Ltd., Egyed, Hungary.
Jan SoucekInstitute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-0462-6804
Peter StephensonDepartment of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1753-5269
Linus StöckliSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7916-2592
Paweł SzewczykSpace Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0009-0001-2788-039X
Gabor TroznaiSGF Ltd., Egyed, Hungary.
Ludek UhlirInstitute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-9053-509X
Naoto UsamiInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5609-9781
Aris ValavanoglouAustrian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute, Graz, Austria.
Jakub VaverkaCharles University, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-2177-0955
Wei WangSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Xiao-Dong WangSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0574-4423
Gaëtan WattieauxLaboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie (LAPLACE), CNRS, Université de Toulouse 3, Toulouse, France.
Martin WieserSwedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala/Kiruna, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1760-210X
Sebastian WolfSpace Research and Planetary Sciences, Physics Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Hajime YanoInstitute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4125-0802
Ichiro YoshikawaThe University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6499-0259
Vladimir ZakharovLESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Paris, France.
Tomasz ZawistowskiCreotech Instruments, Piaseczno, Poland.
Paola ZuppellaCNR-Institute for Photonics and Nanotechnologies, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0290-3193
Giovanna RinaldiINAF, IAPS, Rome, Italy.
Hantao JiDepartment of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, USA.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUniversity of Bern · CHAustrian Academy of Sciences · ATCentrum Badań Kosmicznych · PLSwedish Institute of Space Physics · SEInstituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía · ESJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency · JPPlanet · DETartu Observatory · EECzech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics · CZEuropean Space Research and Technology Centre · NLImperial College London · GBTechnische Universität Braunschweig · DECenter for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies · ITNational Institute for Astrophysics · ITParthenope University of Naples · ITUniversité d'Orléans · FRGoddard Space Flight Center · USUniversity of Helsinki · FIHES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland · CH
Funding
Austrian Science Fund FWF P 32035
Abstract
Here we describe the novel, multi-point Comet Interceptor mission. It is dedicated to the exploration of a little-processed long-period comet, possibly entering the inner Solar System for the first time, or to encounter an interstellar object originating at another star. The objectives of the mission are to address the following questions: What are the surface composition, shape, morphology, and structure of the target object? What is the composition of the gas and dust in the coma, its connection to the nucleus, and the nature of its interaction with the solar wind? The mission was proposed to the European Space Agency in 2018, and formally adopted by the agency in June 2022, for launch in 2029 together with the Ariel mission. Comet Interceptor will take advantage of the opportunity presented by ESA's F-Class call for fast, flexible, low-cost missions to which it was proposed. The call required a launch to a halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L2 point. The mission can take advantage of this placement to wait for the discovery of a suitable comet reachable with its minimum
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