The $ 1.5 billion spacecraft plunges into the grave on comets

Scientists are preparing to farewell the spacecraft to probe the Rosetta comet when the device hits the comet, ending the 12-year mission in the universe.

As soon as Rosetta landed on the comet under the control of scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA), it would stop working permanently, ending all communications with the Earth.

The Rosetta spacecraft will end 12 years in the universe by colliding with the comet surface.(Photo: PBS).

The spacecraft's burial site is the Ma'at area at the smaller hemisphere of the comet. According to ESA, this place is very interesting scientifically. The area contains many craters more than 100m wide and 50m deep. Rosetta will land on a flat area between two craters.

ESA will confirm the collision about 40 minutes after the last signal reaches Earth. Upon contact with the comet surface, the Rosetta's main systems will shut down, including the altimeter and control system and the main transceiver. The signal of the train transmitted to help the team of experts in the project confirmed the collision took place.

Rosetta's ultimate challenge is to transmit high-resolution observation images and measurements of gas and dust as quickly as possible before permanently losing contact with the Earth. The final image of comet 67P will be taken by the ship before a 15-second collision.

ESA's $ 1.5 billion spacecraft has gone through a 6 billion-kilometer journey in space, marking the first time a ship flew around a comet and for the first time the probe landed on the surface. comet. Rosetta's mission ended a month after it discovered Philae's location, the lost exploration robot after the collision with comet 67P in November 2014.