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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

A picture shot by ESA's Rosetta mission's OSIRIS instrument shows asteroid Lutetia at a distance of 3162 km (1964 miles) its closest approach, July 10, 2010. The images show that Lutetia is heavily cratered, having suffered many impacts during its 4.5 bil

What’s a comet smell like? Scientist Monica Grady is keen to find out

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More than 10-years after the European Space Agency launched the Rosetta satellite from Earth, a special lander touched down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. It’s the first successful comet landing in history.

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko compared to mountains

Just how big is that comet the European Space Agency is going to land on?

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An artist's impression of ESA's Rosetta approaching comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The comet image was taken on August 2, 2014, by the spacecraft's navigation camera at a distance of about 500 km. The spacecraft and comet are not to scale.

Scientists prepare for a historic landing on a ‘seething and sputtering and spitting’ comet

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