Probe Rosetta just woke up from his hibernation state and heads to the comet's encounter 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko which is expected to arrive in May 2014. And it is that about a year ago, when it was 800 million kilometers from the Sun, Rosetta was ordered to enter hibernation mode to cross deep space. Now that the comet is approaching the sun, the probe travels to its encounter as can be seen in the pedagogical video below prepared by the ESA and made available to the children in the ESA Kids section.
At the beginning of May 2014, the probe will be two million kilometers from the comet and, towards the end of that same month, will execute a great maneuver to align and prepare its meeting in August. Rosetta is expected to send the First images of the 67P in May 2014, although they will still be very distant. And when the probe approaches, it will take thousands of photographs that will be transmitted to Earth and that will offer much valuable information. Thanks to Rosetta can analyze a comet for a long period of time and will explain what the behavior of these celestial bodies is in addition to what is the impact they have on the formation of the solar system in which the Earth is.
Scientists believe that kites they are the origin of the solar system and that, probably, not only they helped fill our oceans with water, but even to put the necessary ingredients for life on Earth.
To carry out the studies with more precision, Rosetta incorporates a module called Philae, which weighs 100 kilograms and is going to be the first attempt made by humans to land on a comet. That is the photographic recreation that illustrates the article and is expected to land on the comet on November 11, 2014.
