Rosetta spacecraft confabs with a comet
After 10-year chase, ESA probe meets up with comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
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ALL CLEAR As Rosetta closed in on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the features of its roughly 4-kilometer-long core became clearer. From a distance of 550 kilometers, Rosetta’s camera captured hints of cliffs, boulders and flatlands.
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