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Philae Attempts Comet Nucleus Landing

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 12, 2014 is “Philae Attempts Comet Nucleus Landing,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: ESA. The original explanation runs about 156 words.

Philae Attempts Comet Nucleus Landing
Credit: Image Credit: ESA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Today humanity will make its first attempt to land a probe on the nucleus of a comet. As the day progresses, the Philae (fee-LAY) lander will separate from the Rosetta spacecraft and head down to the surface of Comet 67P/ChuryumovGerasimenko .”

— APOD editors, November 12, 2014

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 12, 2014
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: ESA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 156 words

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