Tag: TGO
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Closest view yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter
Interstellar guest returns to the spotlight The interstellar wanderer 3I/ATLAS has yielded the closest images yet from a Mars-orbiting spacecraft, offering a rare glimpse of a visitor that did not begin in our solar system. European Space Agency (ESA) officials confirmed that the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), along with NASA’s Mars Express, captured a…
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European Mars Orbiter Spies Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Zooming Past Red Planet
Overview: A Rare Interstellar Visitor Near Mars In a remarkable observational feat, a European Mars orbiter recorded imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it whizzed past Mars on October 3. The flyby brought the comet to within about 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) of the Red Planet, providing scientists with a rare chance…