The spacecraft Rosetta, which has been trailing Comet Churyomov-Gerasimenko for over 10 years, recently sent back these amazing close-up photos of the comet. Read more about it in the New York Times, here.
Rosetta
The Comet Chaser Readies for Touchdown
A few weeks ago I posted about how the European Space Agency’s “Rosetta” aircraft has intercepted Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko after chasing it for ten years through the planets.
The latest news, for all you space geeks, is that the touchdown site on the comet has been identified, and on November 11 a probe will leave Rosetta and land on the comet.
X marks the spot:
