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Rosetta Reaches Comet Lander Delivery Orbit

Rosetta & Philae at comet 67P. Credit: ESA–C. Carreau/ATG medialab


Europe’s Rosetta orbiter has reached the orbit from which it will dispatch the small Philae lander to touchdown on the ‘head’ of a comet for the first time in human history.


Rosetta arrived at the planned lander delivery orbit earlier today, Oct. 31, after [...]


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