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Thermal model of the MUPUS penetrator

Spohn, T.; Banaszkiewicz, M.; Grygorczuk, J. +2 more

The insertion device for the MUPUS penetrator on Phylae, the lander to be set by the Rosetta mission on the nucleus of Tchurumov-Gerasimenko comet, will have to work in extreme environmental condition. The electronic unit inside the device should be kept at the temperature greater than ‑55 °C (220 K) in order to work properly. The expected tempera…