***MISSION:-CONTOUR[NASA]***

MISSION:-CONTOUR

COUNTRY/AGENCY:-USA/NASA

LAUNCH DATE:-JULY2002

ENCOUNTER DATE :-NOV,2003

                                     :-JUNE2006

                                     :-AUG,2008.

COMET EXPLORED:COMETENCKE[2003]

                                  :COMET SCHWASSMANN-WACH MANN-3[2004]

                                  :COMET 'd'ARREST[2008]

ENCOUNTER CHARACTERISTICS:-

                                                                                 THIS WAS THE FIRST MISSION TO FLY BY THREE COMETS. IT ANALYSED THE COMET NUCLI AND THE DUST SURROUNDING THE COMET.