Comet has been in the sights of Rosetta
Europe's Rosetta cruise ship has captured the first image of the target comet, since it was awakened from sleep.
Europe's Rosetta cruise ship has captured the first image of the target comet, since it was awakened from a "hibernation" on January 20, 2014.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft captured the first two images of comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and transmitted it to Earth.
This is the preparation for Rosetta's next mission, and the spacecraft needs to undergo a "warming" phase before studying 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko after a long period of inactivity.
OSIRIS has a total of 2 cameras dedicated to comet photography, including wide-angle and narrow-angle cameras, and is one of 11 Rosetta scientific devices.
Rosetta is walking through the solar system on a mission that lasts 10 years, and it will reach its destination in August this year.
According to Space.com, the spacecraft is about 5 million kilometers away from the target, and the image takes 37 minutes to propagate to the ground station.
A series of adjustments will be made in early May to gradually reduce the relative speed of Rosetta compared to comets, helping it reach its target in the first week of August.
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