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Comet Chasers
⭐ MasteredComet chasers are space missions that travel to comets to study their ice, dust and gases. Some missions have even landed small robots on the surface of a comet.
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In 2014, the Rosetta mission landed a small probe called Philae on a comet.
All about Comet Chasers
Comet chasers are space missions that travel to comets to study their ice, dust and gases. Some missions fly past comets, while others go into orbit around them. A few missions have even landed small robots on the surface.
In 2014, the Rosetta mission landed a small probe called Philae on a comet. Rosetta followed its comet for two years and sent back valuable data about its structure.
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