Rosetta's blind date with asteroid Lutetia / Rosetta / Space Science ...

15 Jun 2010 ... ESA's comet-chaser Rosetta is heading for a blind date with asteroid Lutetia. Rosetta does not yet know what Lutetia looks like up-close but ...

ESA - Space for Kids - Our Universe - Rosetta

In March 1986, ESA's Giotto spacecraft flew to within 600 km of comet Halley's nucleus. It sent back the first close-up pictures of a comet's icy heart. Now, another ...

Rosetta overview / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

2 Mar 2004 ... Rosetta's main objective is to rendezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko. It will study the nucleus of the comet and its environment ...

<B>OSIRIS</B> / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

3 May 2012 ... OSIRIS (Optical, Spectrocopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System) has a wide- angle camera and narrow-angle camera that can obtain ...

Rosetta's frequently asked questions - ESA

It is named after the Rosetta Stone, a slab of volcanic basalt found near Rashid ( Rosetta), Egypt, in 1799. This stone tablet revolutionised our understanding of ...

The Rosetta ground segment / Rosetta / Space Science / Our ... - ESA

The Rosetta ground segment is designed to meet both the scientific objectives and the challenges imposed by a deep-space mission. These challenges include ...

Rosetta spacecraft meets asteroid Steins / Rosetta / Space Science ...

25 Aug 2008 ... ESA's Rosetta spacecraft will make a historic encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September 2008. The doors of ESA's European Space ...

Space in Videos - Missions - Rosetta

Rosetta: Science Update '97; ESA's Rosetta mission to Comet Wirtanen; Released: 02/04/1997 ... Rosetta : The New Comet ( What do we know about comets ? ) ...

ESA - Kids - Our Universe - Rosetta

Rosetta. ... Comets and meteors. Image. Rosetta. \. > 2. l. e. v. e. L. Drag and drop the pieces. \. > 2. l. e. v. e. L · \. > 1. l. e. v. e. L. Drag and drop the pieces ...

Rosetta factsheet / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

1 Nov 2004 ... Rendezvous with and landing on a comet. Name The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 by a French soldier in Napoleon's army near the ...