UKSA: Deep sleep in deep space for Europe’s comet chaser
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DIH
Jun 14, 2011, 5:43:48 AM6/14/11
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The Rosetta comet chaser, with its many UK components, is about to
take a long, well-earned nap as it makes the final leg of its journey
to the Icy comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Rosetta’s hibernation mode starts today (8th June 2011) and will last
until January 2014, during which time the spacecraft will reach its
maximum distances from the Sun (about 800 million kilometres) and
Earth (about 1000 million kilometres). UK scientists and engineers
involved in this exciting mission are hoping Rosetta will unlock the
hidden secrets of comets and teach us more about the origin of these
huge, dirty snowballs.
To Read the rest of this article and view the Image: http://bit.ly/jytrkC
For larger Artist's Impression Image of Rosetta: http://bit.ly/lsuVtQ
take a long, well-earned nap as it makes the final leg of its journey
to the Icy comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Rosetta’s hibernation mode starts today (8th June 2011) and will last
until January 2014, during which time the spacecraft will reach its
maximum distances from the Sun (about 800 million kilometres) and
Earth (about 1000 million kilometres). UK scientists and engineers
involved in this exciting mission are hoping Rosetta will unlock the
hidden secrets of comets and teach us more about the origin of these
huge, dirty snowballs.
To Read the rest of this article and view the Image: http://bit.ly/jytrkC
For larger Artist's Impression Image of Rosetta: http://bit.ly/lsuVtQ
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