Robot probe poised to land on comet

A stunning image showing where the robot probe Philae is due to make history by touching down on a fast-moving comet has been released by the European Space Agency (ESA).

Robot probe poised to land on comet
Mon, 10 Nov, 2014 - 16:44

A stunning image showing where the robot probe Philae is due to make history by touching down on a fast-moving comet has been released by the European Space Agency (ESA).

The one square kilometre landing site can be seen close to the top of the image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko above a boulder-filled depression.

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