13 FEB. 2004
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An animation of Rosetta's 12-year journey, which began in February 2004, with an Ariane 5 launch from Kourou in French Guiana. It performs three fly-bys of Earth and one fly-by of Mars, reaching the comet in 2014.
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Rosetta factsheet
Name: RosettaMission: To rendezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and study the nucleus of the comet and its environment for nearly two years, and land a probe on its surface.Primary mission objectives:Undertake ...
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