Rosetta Spacecraft's Last Move: A Daring Dive Toward Comet Pits

Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 16:31 in Astronomy & Space

The Rosetta spacecraft's last maneuver on Sept. 30 will take it toward several active pits on the "head" of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

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