Exploring Comets: The Rosetta Mission

The video discusses the exploration of comets, focusing on the Rosetta mission by the European Space Agency. It highlights the challenges faced during the mission, including launch failures and the need to find a new comet target. The Rosetta mission aims to study comet 67P to understand the building blocks of the solar system. The video also covers the technological innovations used in the mission, such as solar generators, and the detailed plans for landing and analyzing the comet's surface.

What was the primary goal of the Giotto mission?

• To land on a comet

• To collect and analyze samples from a comet's tail

• To study the sun's surface

• To explore the Kuiper Belt

What caused the delay in the Rosetta mission's launch?

• Lack of funding

• Political issues

• A software problem in the Arian Fire Booster

• Weather conditions

Why was comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko chosen as Rosetta's new target?

• It was closer to Earth

• It had a stronger gravitational pull

• It was the only available option

• It was larger than the original target

What was unique about Rosetta's power source compared to previous deep space missions?

• It was powered by fossil fuels

• It used wind energy

• It was powered by solar generators

• It used nuclear power

What was the purpose of Rosetta's large solar arrays?

• To communicate with Earth

• To protect against meteorites

• To generate power in deep space

• To provide extra speed

How did the Philae lander secure itself to the comet's surface?

• By drilling into the surface

• With adhesive pads

• Using a harpoon

• With magnets

What was Rosetta's mission as it orbited the comet?

• To collect samples from the sun

• To observe changes as the comet approached the sun

• To map the surface of Mars

• To study the asteroid belt