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Visualising Rosetta's descent

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Date: 26 September 2016
Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab, Music: Pawel Blaszczak

Animation visualising Rosetta's descent to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 30 September 2016. The sequence is speeded up to show the relative motion of Rosetta and the rotating comet below. Rosetta will target a smooth region close to several large pits measuring more than 100 m across and 60 m deep, on the small lobe of the comet.

The impact time is predicted as 11:20 UTC +/- 20 minutes on 30 September.

For more information about Rosetta's descent see Rosetta's descent towards region of active pits

For the latest updates, see rosetta.esa.int

Last Update: 1 September 2019
20-Apr-2026 16:30 UT

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