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=== Science Instruments === Giotto had 10 science instruments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Giotto β PSA β Cosmos|url=https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/psa/giotto|access-date=2022-01-19|website=www.cosmos.esa.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ESA Science & Technology β Instruments|url=https://sci.esa.int/web/giotto/-/31882-instruments|access-date=2022-01-19|website=sci.esa.int}}</ref> * MAG: a magnetometer * HMC (Halley Multicolour Camera): a 16-cm telescope and camera * DID (Dust Impactor Detector System): measured the mass of dust particles that hit the instrument * RPA (RΓ¨me Plasma Analyser): studied solar wind and charged particles * JPA (Johnstone Plasma Analyser): also measured solar wind and charged particles * PIA (Particulate Impact Analyser): studied the size and chemistry of particles * OPE (Optical Probe Experiment): examined the emissivity of gas and dust behind the spacecraft * EPA (Energetic Particle Analyser): analyzed alpha-particles, electrons, and neutrons * NMS (Neutral Mass Spectrometer): measured the composition of the particles around the comet * IMS (Ion Mass Spectrometer): measured the amount of ions from the sun and the comet * GRE (Giotto Radio Experiment): used Giotto's radio signals to study Halley's comet
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