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The Giotto spacecraft encountered comet Halley on 14 March 1986, approaching to within ∼600km of the nucleus. Its scientific payload comprised ten hardware experiments: a narrow-angle camera, three mass spectrometers (for neutrals, ions and dust), various dust detectors a photopolarimeter and a set of plasma experiments. All experiments performed well and returned a wealth of new scientific results, of which perhaps the most important was the clear identification of the cometary nucleus.
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Reinhard, R. The Giotto encounter with comet Halley. Nature 321 (Suppl 6067), 313–318 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/321313a0
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