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Chasing a Comet

  • April 12, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Named for the Rosetta Stone, which helped archaeologists understand ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, the Rosetta spacecraft is on the first-ever mission to both orbit and land on a comet. It should catch up with comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in May 2014 for a 19-month study.

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