ESA intends for spacecraft to crash into comets?

The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently proposed that Rosetta spacecraft rush into the comet surface 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Then there will be 2 scenarios, or it will land and send back unprecedented photos of comets, or it will explode.

ESA for spacecraft crashing into comets?

The Rosetta spacecraft will enter the most important phase of the space exploration mission on August 13, when comets fly near the sun. Rosetta will work to the best of her ability to observe 67P. By September 2016, the spacecraft will run out of fuel and stop working.

Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko - (ESA screenshot)

According to the plan, the exploration mission will end in December 2016 and Rosetta will drift away indefinitely in space. However, Dr. Matt Taylor, the Rosetta project manager, has proposed a bold proposal.

He suggested that the vessel should be launched into the comet surface . Currently only the way that is most feasible to help scientists observe comets at close distances, Dr. Taylor said.

In November 2014, Rosetta dropped into comets 67P Philae lander spacecraft . However, Philae then stopped working and went into hibernation. Scientists have repeatedly reactivated but failed, according to the Daily Mail.

Rosetta space probe - (ESA screenshot)

The Rosetta is not designed to land, but it can land gently on comets . If successful, the vessel could study the comet surface and send precious images that humans had never had before, Dr. Taylor said.

In April 2015, the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) once sent a probe to Mercury Messenger . When touching the surface of the planet, Messenger moves at 14,000 km / h, creating a crater about 15 m wide. Telescopes on Earth do not observe the collision because it occurs on the other side Mercury.