PIX4607019: The Rosetta probe near the planet Mars. - Artist's view of the passage of the Rosetta probe as close as possible to the planet Mars on 25 February 2007. The purpose of this passage is to use the gravity of the planet to modify the velocity and trajectory of the probe. Continuing its ten-year journey to Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, the European rosetta probe will fly over Earth on 13 November 2007 to carry out a new gravitational assistance manoeuvre. The Rosetta probe was launched on 2 March 2004 to study comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko, which it should meet around May 2014. It will put a landing on its surface. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4607086: Rosetta probe: landing on the nucleus of the comet - The Rosetta probe was launched on 2 March 2004 to study comet 67P/Churyumov - Gerasimenko that it should meet around May 2014. It will place on its surface a lander, Philae, which will analyze the composition of the nucleus of the comet / Bridgeman Images
PIX4606775: Mars Science Laboratory - Artist View - Mars Science Laboratory - Artist view - Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover that will explore the surface of Mars from 2012 onwards. In this artist's view, Curiosity analyses the chemical composition of a Martian rock using the ChECAM instrument. This artist's concept depicts the rover Curiosity, of Nasa's Mars Science Laboratory mission, as it uses its Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument to investigate the composition of a rock surface. ChemCam fires laser pulses at a target and views the resulting spark with a telescope and spectrometers to identify chemical elements. The laser is actually in an invisible infrared wavelength, but is shown here as visible red light for purposes of illustration / Bridgeman Images
PIX4606802: Mars Science Laboratory - Artist View - Mars Science Laboratory - Artist view - Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover that will explore the surface of Mars from 2012 onwards. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a rover that will study Mars' habitability. Launch is scheduled in the fall of 2011. This picture is an artist's concept portraying what the advanced rover would look like when examining a rock outcrop on Mars. The arm extending from the front of the rover is designed both to position some of the rover's instruments close to selected targets and also to collect samples for onboard analysis by other instruments / Bridgeman Images
PIX4606830: Model of the Rover MSL - Model Rover MSL - Test at CNES of the model of the Rover MSL in July 2009. This model at scale 1 was made by students of BTS section. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover to explore the surface of Mars starting in 2012. Test at CNES (Toulouse) in july 2009 of the animated replica of NASA's martian Rover MSL built by english industrial BTS students. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a rover that will study Mars' habitability. Launch is scheduled in the fall of 2011 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4606856: Model of the Rover MSL - Model Rover MSL - Test at CNES of the model of the Rover MSL in July 2009. This model at scale 1 was made by students of BTS section. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), named Curiosity, is a NASA rover to explore the surface of Mars starting in 2012. Test at CNES (Toulouse) in july 2009 of the animated replica of NASA's martian Rover MSL built by english industrial BTS students. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a rover that will study Mars' habitability. Launch is scheduled in the fall of 2011 / Bridgeman Images