ESA - Rosetta

About Rosetta

Rosetta at a glance Europe's comet chaser Why 'Rosetta'?

About the spacecraft

The Rosetta orbiter Orbiter: Instruments The Rosetta lander Lander: Instruments

About the journey

The long trek Debris of the Solar System: Asteroids Asteroid (2867) Steins: a portrait Life and survival in deep space Long-distance communication The Rosetta ground segment

About the arrival

Comets - an introduction Comet 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko Comet rendezvous Giotto - ESA's first comet mission

Meet the team

Project Manager Project Scientist

Multimedia

VideoTalk 3D Flash 'model'Rosetta images Rosetta videos Rosetta Animations Rosetta wallpaper Life of a comet

Services

Frequently asked questions Comments

COSAC

COSAC (Cometary Sampling and Composition experiment) is one of One of two evolved gas analysers, it detects and identifies complex organic molecules from their elemental and molecular composition.

Last update: 21 January 2004

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Rosetta at a glance The Rosetta orbiter The Rosetta lander

Instruments on the orbiter

ALICECONSERTCOSIMAGIADAMIDASMIROOSIRISROSINARPCRSIVIRTIS

Instruments on the lander

APXSÇIVACONSERTMODULUS PTOLEMYMUPUSROLISROMAPSD2SESAME