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If you want to know more about our solar system, you should land on a comet and take a few samples. They contain information dating back 4.5 billion years. However, landing on a comet is one of the few tasks in space travel that has not yet been mastered.
On March 2, 2004, an Arianne 5 G+ rocket lifted off. On board was a satellite that will reach the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet following a 10-year journey. From this position, the satellite will examine the comet using a variety of instruments and relay the data back to the earth. Furthermore, a probe will land on the comet to carry our detailed testing of the comet surface. It is a process that requires the utmost precision. |
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Rosetta Lander tested by
Carl Zeiss 3D
This probe, the Rosetta Lander, was tested for the German Aerospace Center in Brunswick by Carl Zeiss 3D using a Zeiss coordinate measuring machine.
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