ESA - Rosetta - European Space Agency
ESA's Rosetta mission was the first to rendezvous with a comet, the first to follow a comet on its orbit around the Sun, and the first to deploy a lander to a comet's surface. Comets are time capsules containing primitive material left over from the …
Rosetta-Philae - Science@NASA
2004年3月2日 · Rosetta was a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to rendezvous with Comet 67 P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, drop a probe (Philae) on the surface, study the comet from orbit, and fly by at least one asteroid en route.
Historic First Landing on a Comet: How Philae Redefined
1 天前 · Rosetta was also the first to follow a comet around the Sun, monitoring its activity as it made its closest approach to the Sun. Rosetta paves the way for the upcoming Comet Interceptor mission, which unlike its predecessors, will probe a comet visiting our Solar System for the first time. As such, the comet will contain material that has ...
ESA - Getting to know Rosetta’s comet - European Space Agency
2015年1月22日 · Rosetta is revealing its host comet as having a remarkable array of surface features and with many processes contributing to its activity, painting a complex picture of its evolution.
ESA - Rosetta factsheet - European Space Agency
Rosetta’s original target was comet 46P/Wirtanen, but after postponement of the initial launch a new target was set: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta was the first spacecraft to fly close to Jupiter’s orbit using only solar cells as its main power source.
Rosetta’s Ancient Comet - The Planetary Society
With Rosetta, we sought to visit a quiet comet and then accompany it on its path into the inner solar system, observing its evolution while approaching the Sun, passing through perihelion, and moving back into the outer solar system.
Rosetta Comet - NASA Science
2014年12月10日 · Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA. Rosetta's Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by the German Aerospace Center, Cologne; Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen; French National Space Agency, Paris; and the Italian Space Agency, Rome.
6 Amazing Discoveries From Rosetta's Epic Comet Encounter
2016年9月29日 · 6 Amazing Discoveries From Rosetta's Epic Comet Encounter. The first spacecraft to orbit a comet just met a dramatic end. Find out what we’ve learned from the ambitious mission.
Rosetta's biggest hits: The comet chaser's top seven discoveries
2016年9月30日 · We now take a look back through Rosetta’s journey over the past two years, from its approach close to 67P to its last-minute reunion with its companion Philae lander. Here are some of the...
Rosetta Spacecraft: To Catch a Comet | Space
2017年2月28日 · Rosetta was the first spacecraft to accompany a comet as it entered the inner solar system, as well as the first to attempt landing on a comet. After meeting up with the icy satellite, the...
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