Rosetta

Also known as Rosetta space probe

robotic space probe which orbited comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

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Rosetta is a robotic space probe that orbited the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, allowing scientists to study a comet up close in unprecedented detail. This mission matters because comets are ancient objects that can reveal information about the early solar system and the materials from which planets formed.

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Mass: 3000
Official website: rosetta.esa.int
Image: Rosetta spacecraft model.png
Height: 2
Width: 2.1
Length: 2.8

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Commons category: Rosetta (spacecraft)
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 2004-03-02
Commons gallery: Rosetta mission
nominal power output: 850
UTC date of spacecraft landing: 2016-09-30
periapsis: 29
social media followers: 420452

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Rosetta was a space probe built by the European Space Agency that launched on 2 March 2004. Along with Philae, its lander module, Rosetta performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P). During its journey to the comet, the spacecraft performed flybys of Earth, Mars, and the asteroids 21 Lutetia and 2867 Šteins. It was launched as the third cornerstone mission of the ESA's Horizon 2000 programme, after SOHO / Cluster and XMM-Newton. The total cost of the mission was about €1.3 billion (US$1.8 billion).