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Rosetta awakes from hibernation for asteroid encounter

Paris, France - Launched in March 2004, Rosetta will reach its final destination only in 2014

Spacecraft controllers have just awoken Rosetta from hibernation to prepare for its encounter with asteroid (2867) Steins on 5 September. ESA's comet chaser will study the relatively rare asteroid as it flies by on its way to comet 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Launched in March 2004, Rosetta will reach its final destination only in 2014, after travelling a total of about 6500 million km. The distance...

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Rome, Italy, 07/08/2008 14:13
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