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Subject: Comet landing! Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:17 pm
The European Space Agency has successfully landed a probe on the surface of Comet 67P. This is the first-ever soft landing on a comet. Here's an animation of how it went.
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Subject: Re: Comet landing! Wed Nov 12, 2014 6:53 pm
Just wow
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Rob Nip it in the bud!
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Subject: Re: Comet landing! Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:47 am
Here's the probe's history. I stand in awe of the people smart enough to make this happen.
Krissy Ingalls Friend for Life
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Subject: Re: Comet landing! Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:53 pm
Yeah!
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Subject: Re: Comet landing! Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:49 pm
Home 
That really is amazing.