Rosetta lines up for spectacular asteroid flyby

On 10 July, ESA's Rosetta will fly past 21 Lutetia, the largest asteroid ever visited by a satellite. After weeks of manoeuvres and a challenging optical navigation campaign, Rosetta is perfectly lined up to skim by at 3162 km at 18:10 CEST.

Link: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Rosetta/SEMMDHO2CBG_0.html

Time: 8. Jul. 2010

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Topics: asteroid, rosetta