Rosetta factsheet / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

MIRO Microwave Instrument for the Rosetta Orbiter OSIRIS Rosetta Orbiter Imaging System ROSINA Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis RPC Rosetta Plasma Consortium RSI Radio Science Investigation VIRTIS Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer. Philae lander (10 science instrument ...

Orbiter: Instruments / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

The Rosetta orbiter's scientific payload includes 11 experiments, in addition to the lander. Scientific consortia from institutes across Europe and the United States have provided these state-of-the-art instruments. All of them are located on the side of the spacecraft that will permanently face the comet during the main scientific ...

Unexpected surprise: a final image from Rosetta / Rosetta / Space ...

28 September 2017. Scientists analysing the final telemetry sent by Rosetta immediately before it shut down on the surface of the comet last year have reconstructed one last image of its touchdown site. After more than 12 years in space, and two years following Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko as they orbited the Sun, ...

Rosetta's journey / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

zurück zu den Rosetta Webseiten. Zoom: 2x. 4x. 8x. s. 1x. Brennpunkt: 1.6 AU. 1.391304347826087 AU. 1.2673267326732673 AU. hier klicken um ein Ereignis auszuwählen. 1.1879350348027842 AU. 1.1346260387811635 AU. Jetzt. Zeiteingabe. Start. Flyby Erde. Flyby Mars. 1. Asteroid. 2. Asteroid. Winterschlaf.

Space in Videos - Missions - Rosetta

23 December 2016 The amazing adventures of Rosetta and Philae 21840 Votes: 160. 21 December 2016 Rosetta's complete journey around the comet 1503 Votes: 10. 17 November 2016 A day at the comet 3879 Votes: 13. ESA Thumbnail 02 November 2016 Rosetta mission complete 1386 Votes: 3. 30 September 2016 ...

Rosetta arrives at comet destination / Rosetta / Space Science / Our ...

6 August 2014. After a decade-long journey chasing its target, ESA's Rosetta has today become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and Rosetta now lie 405 million kilometres from Earth, about half way between the orbits ...

Philae found! / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

5 September 2016. Less than a month before the end of the mission, Rosetta's high-resolution camera has revealed the Philae lander wedged into a dark crack on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The images were taken on 2 September by the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera as the orbiter came within 2.7 km of the ...

Teach with Rosetta / Education / ESA

More about Rosetta; Where are Rosetta and the comet now · Rosetta spacecraft in 3D · Philae's descent · Frequently asked questions · Rosetta images · Rosetta videos · Rosetta timeline. More about comets; Anatomy of a comet · From harbingers of doom to celestial wanderers · Testing gravity: How comets helped to prove ...

Rosetta fuels debate on origin of Earth's oceans / Rosetta / Space ...

... of Earth's oceans. 10 December 2014. ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has found the water vapour from its target comet to be significantly different to that found on Earth. The discovery fuels the debate on the origin of our planet's oceans. The measurements were made in the month following the spacecraft's arrival at Comet ...

Rosetta's comet contains ingredients for life / Rosetta / Space ...

27 May 2016. Ingredients regarded as crucial for the origin of life on Earth have been discovered at the comet that ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has been probing for almost two years. They include the amino acid glycine, which is commonly found in proteins, and phosphorus, a key component of DNA and cell membranes.