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First Time a Satellite lands on a Comet

Rosetta Satellite


The wait of prolong 10 years finally comes to an end . Finally the satellite ROSETTA launched by European Space Agency lands on 67P/Churiumov-Gerashimenko comet. 67P/Churiumov-Gerashimenko is orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. 

This is the first time when a satellite is going to research on a Comet. In this 10 years Rosetta has covered a path of 4 billion miles to reach this Comet and today(12th Nov 2014) on the glorious time of 9;39 pm Rosetta lands on 67P/Churiumov-Gerashimenko Comet.

On 2nd of March 2004 Rosetta started its journey with the help of Ariane 5 rocket(Ariane 5 is a European rocket that is a part of the Ariane rocket family, and expandable launch system used to deliver payloads(spacecraft, satellites) into space or low earth orbits and after 10 years it made it reached it destination. 
Rosetta after landing on 67P



Though during the final three hours of at the time of 4;39 pm Rosetta lost its connection with earth. Scientist of ESA were very much horrified but after 47 minutes it came back in contact once again. Rosetta twitted then "Happy to come in contact with earth". 

Scientists said due to the prolong distance any instruction send is taking 22 minutes to reach Rosetta.They even said that the researches will take place after the filler lander (a special examining hand attached to Rosetta) starts working after 3 days. It will even drill the land of the which will bring out many unknown facts of the comets. Even it will bring out how was the solar system at its time of birth.

- Debarup Sengupta

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