Rosetta space mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov−Gerasimenko

• Published in: Кинематика и физика небесных тел
• Date: 2005
• Main Author: Churyumov, K.I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Головна астрономічна обсерваторія НАН України 2005
• Subjects: MS5: Dynamics and Physics of Solar System Bodies
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/79698
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Rosetta space mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov−Gerasimenko / K.I. Churyumov // Кинематика и физика небесных тел. — 2005. — Т. 21, № 5-додаток. — С. 453-457. — Бібліогр.: 1 назв. — англ.

On March 2, 2004 Rosetta space mission successfully started from the Kourou cosmodrom to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Upon entering orbit around the nucleus observations will be made as the comet becomes more active as it journeys towards the Sun. A lander, named Philae, will be deployed and attempt to make the first ever controlled landing on a comet. On its 10 year journey Rosetta will fly-by two asteroids, namely, 2867 Steins in September 2008 and 21 Lutethia in July 2010. Rosetta will be the first spacecraft to orbit a comet’s nucleus. It will be the first spacecraft to fly alongside a comet as it heads towards the inner Solar System. Rosetta will be the first spacecraft to examine from close proximity how a frozen comet is transformed by the warmth of the Sun. Shortly after its arrival at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the Rosetta orbiter will despatch a robotic lander for the first controlled touchdown on a comet nucleus. The Rosetta lander’s instruments will obtain the first images from a comet’s surface and make the first in situ analysis of the relict matter of the Solar System.