ARIEL Mission
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
ARIEL
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Destination
Sun-Earth L2
Atmospheric Remote sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large survey mission (ARIEL) is an ESA telescope. During its 4-year mission, ARIEL will observe 1000 planets orbiting distant stars and make the first large-scale survey of the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres. For a selected number of exoplanets, ARIEL will also perform a deep survey of their cloud systems and study seasonal and daily atmospheric variations.
Last Update: NET H2 2031, with Comet Interceptor moved to a dedicated launch.
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