First HD look at a comet up close

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Mariner
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First HD look at a comet up close

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From the Rosette mission, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko:

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The robotic lander will be released on Wednesday 4pm , by 12 midnight they should have signal confirmation if the lander is successful or failure.
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Yes. Have been monitoring its progress. Hopefully it will have better luck than Hayabusa. :)
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