Rosetta Orbiter to Swoop Down On Comet in February
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 18, 2014 - The European Space Agency's orbiting Rosetta spacecraft is expected to come within four miles (six kilometers) of the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in February of next year. The flyby will be the closest the comet explorer will come during its prime mission. "It is the earliest we could carry it out without impacting the vitally important bound orbits that are currently being ... more
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