November 7, 2014
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions about the Scientific Thematics
- Why study comets?
- What does a comet look like?
- What is the difference between a comet, a shooting star and a meteorite?
- What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?
- Do comets present a danger to the Earth?
- Which are or were the main other cometary missions?
Questions about Rosetta mission
- Why those names Rosetta and Philae (Lander name)?
- What are the expected results?
- Why is this mission so important for Europe?
- What is the importance of the Lander for this mission?
- What were the impacts of the launch delay from January 2003 to February 2004?
- Why does the comet have this name?
- Why choose this comet?
- Why did the launch took place during a limited launch window?
- Why is the journey so long?
- How can you be sure that the spacecraft will still be active after 10 years?
- Why is this mission difficult?
- Which were the technical difficulties that had to be solved?
- What happened after the launch?
- What are the main activities in 2014?
- How will the landing site be chosen?
- How long is the Philae lifetime on the comet?
Questions about the cost - France and CNES Participation
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