3I/ATLAS Comet Update from ExoMars TGO ☄️

On 3 October, our ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) turned its eyes towards interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed close to Mars.

We will next get the opportunity to view the comet with our Juice spacecraft, which is on its way to Jupiter, during the peak activity at the end of October.

Together with Mars Express, ExoMars TGO had the closest view of the comet of all of our spacecraft. It looked towards the interstellar interloper from just 30 million km away during its closest approach to the Red Planet.

Our next opportunity to view the comet will be just after it's peak activity at the end of the month using our Juice spacecraft, currently on its way to Jupiter!

📹 European Space Agency (ESA)
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