Rosetta swing-by animation 14 November 2007   This animated sequence shows Rosetta's orbit (green) from 1 July 2007 through 31 March 2008, in a top view of the inner Solar System. The second Earth swing-by on 13 November is shown from Rosetta's perspective in the middle of the sequence, for a period of 10 hours around closest approach, which was 21:57 CET 13 November.   The animated sequence was generated using the NASA Solar System simulator. It shows clearly why the illumination conditions on approach were poor, in contrast to the situation on departure - when the Earth was fully illuminated by the Sun.     Note: During and around closest approach, Rosetta performed several slews. These changes in pointing have not been integrated into this animation, which shows a continuous Earth pointing.      •  Rosetta Blog (http://webservices.esa.int/blog/blog/5/)  •  ESA's comet chaser (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/index.html)  •  Space Operations & Situational Awareness (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/index.html) Related ESApod  •  Rosetta swing-by update (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMDJF53R8F_0.html)  •  Rosetta Earth swing-by (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESApod/SEM0F253R8F_0.html) Related ESA blogs  •  Rosetta Blog (http://webservices.esa.int/blog/blog/5/) For the media  •  Media Press Kit (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMJ09374OD_1_spk.html)  •  Rosetta 2nd Earth swing-by Q & A (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMUZ053R8F_0.html) Related articles  •  Images of Earth and Moon captured by Rosetta (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMXWN53R8F_0.html)  •  Rosetta swing-by a success (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMEFN53R8F_0.html)  •  Rosetta right on track for Earth swing-by (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMCQH53R8F_0.html)  •  Rosetta closes in on Earth – a second time (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMC20VOM8F_0.html)  •  Boosting the accuracy of Rosetta's Earth approach (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMKB9JJX7F_0.html)  •  Rosetta teams up with New Horizons (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMTUJN0LYE_0.html)  •  Rosetta delivers Phobos transit animation and 'sees' Mars in stereo (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEM9R6N0LYE_0.html)  •  Rosetta successfully swings by Mars (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMVE2CE8YE_0.html)  •  Stunning view of Rosetta skimming past Mars (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMFTZM0LYE_index_0.html)  •  Rosetta lander measures Mars' magnetic environment around close approach (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMFQ0N0LYE_0.html)  •  Beautiful new images from Rosetta’s approach to Mars: OSIRIS UPDATE (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMUDT70LYE_0.html) Related links  •  New Norcia - DSA 1 (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEMGSDSMTWE_0.html)