Visualising Rosetta’s descent

Animation visualising Rosetta’s descent to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 30 September 2016. The sequence is speeded up to show the relative motion of Rosetta and the rotating comet below. Rosetta will target a smooth region close to several large pits measuring more than 100 m across and 60 m deep, on the small lobe of the comet. The impact time is predicted as 11:20 GMT /- 20 minutes on 30 September. More information about Rosetta’s descent towards region of active pits, see