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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

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Rosetta space probe and comets

  • Comet McNaught
    In comet: Spacecraft exploration of comets

    …hieroglyphics) on a trajectory to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P). Rendezvous with 67P took place on August 6, 2014. Along the way, Rosetta successfully flew by the asteroids 2849 Steins and 21 Lutetia and obtained considerable scientific data. Rosetta uses 11 scientific instruments to study the nucleus, coma, and solar wind interaction.…

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  • first photograph taken on a comet's surface
    In Rosetta

    …on a 10-year mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The expectation was that, like the Rosetta Stone, the craft would help decode ancient history—in this case, the history of the solar system.

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