This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta. This comet (67P/Chury

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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta. This comet (67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko) is around by 4 kilometres. The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft was launched in March 2004 on a 10 year mission to reach this comet. It entered orbit on 6 August 2014 at a point in the comet's orbit beyond the orbit of Mars. The first mission designed to land on a comet, it is carrying instruments and a lander to map and study the comet's surface and core. Studying comets gives insights into conditions during the formation of the solar system some billion years ago. Image obtained on 1 August 2014 from around 1000 kilometres.

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