A year of the Rosetta mission

Orbit of Jupiter

Orbit of comet

67P/Churyumov–

Gerasimenko

5

3

4

2

1

Earth

Mars

3

March 2015

Geological activity increases as comet begins to heat up

5

September 2016

Mission ends

4

13 August 2015

Closest point to Sun

2

12 November 2014

Philae lander touches down

1

6 August 2014

Rosetta arrives at the comet after a journey of more than 10 years

Orbit of comet

67P/Churyumov–

Gerasimenko

5

3

4

2

1

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

3

March 2015

Geological activity increases as comet begins to heat up

5

September 2016

Mission ends

4

13 August 2015

Closest point to Sun

2

12 November 2014

Philae lander touches down

1

6 August 2014

Rosetta arrives at the comet after a journey of more than 10 years

3

March 2015

Geological activity increases as comet begins to heat up

5

September 2016

Mission ends

4

13 August 2015

Closest point to Sun

2

12 November 2014

Philae lander touches down

1

6 August 2014

Rosetta arrives at the comet after a journey of more than 10 years

Orbit of comet

67P/Churyumov–

Gerasimenko

5

3

4

2

1

Earth

Mars

Jupiter