Rosetta probe starts search for landing spot

After a decade-long journey chasing its target, ESA’s Rosetta on the 6 August 2014 became the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration.

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ESO: Background information: Rosetta probe heads for comet http://www.europeansources.info/record/rosetta-probe-heads-for-comet/

ESA: Rosetta arrival highlights, August 2014 http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/Videos/2014/08/Rosetta_arrival_highlights

ESA: Press Release, No.23, 2014 (06.08.14): Rosetta arrives at comet destination http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/Rosetta_arrives_at_comet_destination

ESA: Missions: Rosetta http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta

BBC News, 06.08.14: Europe's Rosetta probe goes into orbit around comet 67P http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28659783

The Conversation, 07.08.14: Rosetta will teach us more about comets than we have learned in 50 years http://theconversation.com/rosetta-will-teach-us-more-about-comets-than-we-have-learned-in-50-years-30295?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+8+August+2014+-+1836&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+8+August+2014+-+1836+CID_996e5320d7ef3248a0744b952cac3200&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Rosetta%20will%20teach%20us%20more%20about%20comets%20than%20we%20have%20learned%20in%2050%20years

Der Tagesspiegel, 08.08.14: Rosetta brings hope to the world (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/medienindex/media_articles/archiv_article/ARTICLE148305-Rosetta-brings-hope-to-the-world

The Conversation: Tag: Rosetta https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/rosetta

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