#end_of_mission

#CometWatch 18 September – a new view of #Rosetta’s impact site
▻http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2016/09/23/cometwatch-18-september-a-new-view-of-rosettas-impact-site

As the #rosetta mission draws to a close next Friday, 30 September 2016, the CometWatch team here at ESA realised that this will be the last ’regular’ entry of this popular feature on the blog (*) through which we have shared a great deal of views of #Comet_67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken with Rosetta’s navigation camera (NAVCAM) since July 2014, shortly before Rosetta’s arrival at the #comet. As it happens, Rosetta recently took a new image of its final “landing” site on 67P/C-G, which we thought would make the perfect entry for this week’s CometWatch. The image was taken on 18 September 2016, when the spacecraft was 12.1 km from the centre of the comet. The image depicts the dust-covered terrains of #Ma'at, on the small comet lobe, where Rosetta is destined to make a controlled impact next (...)

#Images #Landing #Philae ##CometLanding #end_of_mission #landing_sites #navcam #osiris #philae

Final destination: Ma’at region
▻http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2016/07/21/final-destination-maat-region

The decision has been made for the location of #Rosetta’s controlled impact on #Comet_67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 30 September 2016, ending the mission. The spacecraft will target Ma’at, a region hosting some active pits on the small #comet lobe. This region has been chosen for its scientific potential and taking into account key operational constraints involved in executing the descent. The expected time for #rosetta's contact with the surface of the comet is approximately 12:30 CEST / 10:30 UTC. More details on the timeline and likely data to be taken during the descent will follow shortly.

#Landing ##CometLanding #end_of_mission #Ma'at