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This is Europe's current "moonshot" class mission. It may not look crazy interesting yet, but it will be. They'll send a lander down to rest on the surface of t
by InclinedPlane 12y ago
This is Europe's current "moonshot" class mission. It may not look crazy interesting yet, but it will be. They'll send a lander down to rest on the surface of the comet. Then the orbiter and the lander will survey and study the comet while it gets closer and closer to the sun, transitioning from more or less a dead rock to a fully active comet with gas jets and a cometary tail. With any luck they'll find out several new things nobody has even speculated about comets and collect a couple astoundingly awesome photos in the process.
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