Ramses mission patch

The ESA patch for the Agency's Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses). Ramses will launch in 2028 and intercept the 375 m asteroid Apophis before it makes an incredibly rare, very close but entirely safe flyby of Earth in April 2029. The patch depicts the Ramses spacecraft observing Apophis as the asteroid safely passes Earth over Europe. During the night of 13 April 2029, Apophis could appear like a new star in the sky to as many as two billion people in Europe, Africa and parts of Asia, depending on local light pollution and weather conditions.