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Philae candidate landing sites

Philae candidate landing sites.

Credit: European Space Agency

Using detailed information collected by ESA's Rosetta spacecraft during its first two weeks at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, five locations have been identified as candidate sites to set down the Philae lander in November—the first time a landing on a comet has ever been attempted.

From European Space Agency
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