So long, Rosetta: End is near for comet orbiter
Spacecraft’s legacy will live on after it lands on comet 67P, shuts down for good
![comet 67P](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/092816_cc_Rosetta-farewell_free.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
STAY ON TARGET Rosetta’s final resting place will be among the dusty terrain of the Ma’at region on comet 67P, seen here as imaged by the spacecraft on September 18.
NAVCAM/Rosetta/ESA (CC BY-SA IGO 3.0)