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Philae landed successfully on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (VIDEOS)

Darmsatdt, Germany - For the first time in history, a space module landed on the surface of a comet

Rosetta's lander Philae has landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at 5:03 pm CET. The news was given by the official blog opened by the European Space Agency. It is an historical day for aerospace mission, since it is the first time that a space module lands on a comet. The landing occurred after a seven-hour descent. Philae separated from the probe at 8:03 am CET. The team of scientists at...

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