How Rosetta is breaking records while orbiting comet 67P
In short: This film explores the final months of the Rosetta mission as it performs breathtaking manoeuvres near the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko to uncover the chemical building blocks of life.
The mission has achieved a record-breaking close approach, flying within 7 km of the comet's center and just 5 km from its surface. Scientists are using these close orbits to monitor shifts in gas emissions and search for vital components like phosphorus and the essential amino acid glycine.
Recent data from the ROSINA instrument has identified the presence of Xenon and Krypton, along with most of their isotopes, during these extreme low-altitude flights. As the mission enters its final three months of science collection, researchers anticipate even more significant discoveries regarding the comet's composition.
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