P_E_T_E_R
Aktives Mitglied
Rosetta’s descent towards region of active pits
Rosetta’s mission will culminate with a descent on 30 September towards a region of active pits on the comet’s ‘head’.
The region, known as Ma’at, lies on the smaller of the two lobes of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It is home to several active pits more than 100 m in diameter and 50–60 m in depth – where a number of the comet’s dust jets originate.
The collision manoeuvre will take place in the evening of 29 September, initiating the descent from an altitude of about 20 km. Rosetta will essentially free-fall slowly towards the comet in order to maximise the number of scientific measurements that can be collected and returned to Earth before its impact.
Call for Media: Rosetta's Grand Finale
Both the science session on 29 September and the main mission finale on 30 September will be live streamed for all interested media at www.esa.int
Image Credit: ESA
Rosetta’s mission will culminate with a descent on 30 September towards a region of active pits on the comet’s ‘head’.
The region, known as Ma’at, lies on the smaller of the two lobes of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It is home to several active pits more than 100 m in diameter and 50–60 m in depth – where a number of the comet’s dust jets originate.
The collision manoeuvre will take place in the evening of 29 September, initiating the descent from an altitude of about 20 km. Rosetta will essentially free-fall slowly towards the comet in order to maximise the number of scientific measurements that can be collected and returned to Earth before its impact.
Call for Media: Rosetta's Grand Finale
Both the science session on 29 September and the main mission finale on 30 September will be live streamed for all interested media at www.esa.int
Image Credit: ESA