Rosetta and Its Kin: A History of Comet and Asteroid Missions

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 07:01 in Astronomy & Space

As Rosetta closes out its dramatic mission with a descent to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the European orbiter joins a long list of cometary and small-body missions that have helped us learn more about the early solar system.

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