Place

Rosetta's first Earth perigee, 4 March 2005

flyby perigee (ground point)

Flyby perigee (ground point)0

Note

The point on the ground beneath Rosetta at closest approach (2005-03-04 22:09:14 UTC), over the Pacific off western Mexico, computed from JPL Horizons' reconstructed trajectory (sub-observer point, geodetic; distance 8,332 km from Earth's centre). Acedo (2017) tabulates the same perigee's geocentric latitude. ESA's preview put the closest approach "over Mexico".

Happened here 1

Rosetta's first flyby at 1,956 km with +1.80 mm/s

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Rosetta's first Earth perigee, 4 March 2005 [Place PLC0CWYE81A2VN4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE81A2VN4

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0cwye81a2vn4,
  title     = {Rosetta's first Earth perigee, 4 March 2005},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0CWYE81A2VN4},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0CWYE81A2VN4}
}