20 LUT. 2007
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Play nowOn 25 February, Rosetta will swing by Mars in the second of four critical gravity assists in its ten-year voyage to comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The upcoming manoeuvre, with Rosetta skimming Mars at 250 kilometres, is a delicate operation and a key milestone, and mission controllers and flight dynamics specialists at ESA's Space Operations Centre are in intense preparations for the early-morning event. The spacecraft will also conduct observations of Mars, primarily to help calibrate the instruments but also to gather data, which will complement those gathered by ESA's Mars Express, in a 'mini' coordinated observation campaign.
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Mars swing-by success
On 25 February at 03:15 CET, Rosetta successfully swung past Mars at 250 km altitude, speeding away at 36 000 km/hour in a crucial gravity assist. Podcast Listen now | Download
Rosetta Mars swing-by
After its swingby of Earth in March 2005, ESA's Rosetta comet chaser is about to make the second of its four planetary flybys: Mars.VodcastPlay now | Download
Critical Mars swingby
Red Planet gives gravity assist for ESA's comet-chasing Rosetta mission. VodcastPlay now | Download
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