Rosetta swings by Mars (on the way to Comet 67P)
Posted Feb25-07 at 02:17 PM by robphy
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ESA multimedia gallery for Rosetta
What is Rosetta? From sci.esa.int/rosetta/
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The International Rosetta Mission was approved in November 1993 by ESA's Science Programme Committee as the Planetary Cornerstone Mission in ESA's long-term space science programme. The mission goal was initially set for a rendezvous with comet 46 P/Wirtanen. After postponement of the initial launch a new target was set: Comet 67 P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko. On its 10 year journey to the comet, the spacecraft will hopefully pass by at least one asteroid.
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Rosetta has a complex trajectory including three Earth and one Mars gravity assist manoeuvre before finally reaching the comet. On arrival at 67P Rosetta will enter orbit around the comet and stay with it as it journeys in towards the Sun.
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Rosetta schedule
Comet 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko
images of the Rosetta swingby
CNN article on the Rosetta swing-by
</a>ESA multimedia gallery for Rosetta
What is Rosetta? From sci.esa.int/rosetta/
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The International Rosetta Mission was approved in November 1993 by ESA's Science Programme Committee as the Planetary Cornerstone Mission in ESA's long-term space science programme. The mission goal was initially set for a rendezvous with comet 46 P/Wirtanen. After postponement of the initial launch a new target was set: Comet 67 P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko. On its 10 year journey to the comet, the spacecraft will hopefully pass by at least one asteroid.
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Rosetta has a complex trajectory including three Earth and one Mars gravity assist manoeuvre before finally reaching the comet. On arrival at 67P Rosetta will enter orbit around the comet and stay with it as it journeys in towards the Sun.
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Rosetta schedule
Comet 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko
images of the Rosetta swingby
CNN article on the Rosetta swing-by
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