After a decennary of interplanetary travel and a harrowing orbital accounting entry , theESA ’s Rosetta spacecraftis eventually cruising within 50 kilometers of its target , the 67P / Churyumov - Gerasimenko asteroid . To remember the momentous event , the Rosetta snapped this selfie with its target area in the background . Up next : landing on the apace spinning space rock .
The Rosetta programme is an unprecedented effort to examine these errant hunk of supernal ice and rock . An , now that the ballistic capsule ’s decade - long journey to wiretap 67P is over , teams at the ESA have drop the last couple monthssearching for a suited landing zonefor the asteroid . They are schedule to announce their decision on September 15th and give the axe the Philae lander in short thereafter . [ The Register ]
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