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Rosetta
Rosetta Mission to Comets
Rosetta:
Rosetta is on a 10-year mission to explore comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It will orbit Churyumov-Gerasimenko and make observations for about two years as the comet approaches the Sun.

Rosetta will also release a small lander packed with scientific instruments to make the first-ever landing on the surface of a comet.

Visit the Rosetta Website

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2 Mar 2004: 
Launch (07:17 UT)
Aug 2014: 
Comet Orbit Insertion
Nov 2014: 
Comet Landing
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En Route to Comet
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