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Mission · Comet orbiter & lander

Rosetta

Agency
ESA
Launched
2004
Type
orbiter / lander
Status
completed (2016)

Copyright: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA · NASA media (public domain)

Overview

Scientific overview

Rosetta is a comet orbiter & lander, operated by ESA, launched in 2004.

Mission

Agency
ESA
Launched
2004
Type
orbiter / lander
Status
completed (2016)

Gallery

U.S. Instruments Aboard Rosetta

Three of NASA contributions to the ESA Rosetta mission are pictured here: an ultraviolet spectrometer called Alice top, the Ion and Electron Sensor IES bottom left, and the Microwave Instrument for Rosetta Orbiter MIRO…

2014

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI · NASA media (public domain)

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Observation

How this was captured

Source
NASA
Observation date
2014-11-12

Targets & destinations

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.