Israel’s part in the comet landing

Two Tel Aviv University professors had key roles in the Rosetta project which completed the first ever spacecraft landing on a comet. Prof. Akiva Bar-Nun helped design the craft and its experiments.  Prof Morris Podolak and other Israelis will analyze the Dust Impact Monitor experiment.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/historic-landing-on-ill-smelling-comet-may-help-discover-how-planets-formed/

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