Europe’s pioneering Rosetta mission will conclude next week with an audacious piece of deep space parking. The Rosetta mission has been studying comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko since its arrival there in August 2014. Now it is time for Rosetta to attempt a landing to bring the mission to a close. At the moment of impact, Rosetta will hit the surface at walking speed. Rosetta will descend towards a region containing a pit that appears to be where the comet releases dust and gas into space.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2016 20:26 UTC