The scientists will smash the probe on a comet in the last day of summer – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, July 1 – RIA Novosti Probe Mission “Rosetta” will officially end on 30 September, when ESA pilots smash it on the surface of the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which he studied from August 2014, according to the press.

-service ESA. “Now we are trying to spend as much as possible before the time of observation, as the Sun will cease to give us enough energy. September 30th the mission will end, but it will not mean that the work of” Rosetta ” completed – we’ll start to really work with the data that it has collected this is why we have launched this probe and we expect years of hard work. “- said Matt Taylor (Matt Taylor), head of mission” Rosetta “

According to Taylor, ESA’s plans have not changed – as reported by the representatives of the agency back in 2014, the probe will be displayed on the convergence course with the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, in which scientists will have a lot of super fine photographs and unique data that can not be obtained during the main mission of the probe.

The further fate of “Rosetta” can develop in two ways – the probe can break the surface of “shaggy monster” or sit on it about the point where it is today believed to planetary scientists, landed descent module “Phil” . successfully planted a comet Taylor’s team in November 2014.

According to the scientists, “Rosetta” will start preparing for the final push to the comet almost two months before the last day of his life – the first orbital maneuvers, ESA will start spending more in the beginning of August. The probe will move in very elongated elliptical orbits around the comet and gradually move closer to her while in fact he did not “sit” on its surface is 30 September.

While the mission the pilots did not know where the probe will sit accurately, since the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko is extremely complex gravitational field, which does not allow scientists to determine the optimal landing place “Rosetta”. Once it touches the surface, automatic shut off all devices “Rosetta” probe and veteran mission is complete.