Resetta.pptxVIP

Rosetta and PhilaeThe first time we caught the comet!——Crescent Mars——A thin crescent Mars (white) captured by Rosetta’s OSIRIS Mission to Catch a Comet!Comets have inspired awe and wonder since the dawn of history. Many scientists today believe that comets crashed into Earth in its formative period spewing organic molecules that were crucial to the growth of life. Comets may have formed about the same time as the giant planets of our solar system (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) - about 4.6 billion years ago. Some scientists think that comets and planets were both made from the same clu