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Comet Scientists Abandon Philae Flyby


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Lander search area on comet

Mosaic image of comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko that is being used to search for Philae.

Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DASP/IDA

The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft will not make a dedicated flyby to search for the lost comet lander Philae any time soon, according to a post on the agency's Rosetta blog.

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