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Landing on a comet (VIDEOS)

The picture released by the European Space Agency ESA on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 was taken by Rosetta's lander Philae shortly after its separation from the mother spaceship with the lander’s CIVA-P imaging system and captures one of Rosetta's 14 metre-long solar wings. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 the Philae lander detached from Rosetta and started it's descent to the 4-kilometer-wide (2.5-mile-wide) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet.
The picture released by the European Space Agency ESA on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 was taken by Rosetta's lander Philae shortly after its separation from the mother spaceship with the lander’s CIVA-P imaging system and captures one of Rosetta's 14 metre-long solar wings. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 the Philae lander detached from Rosetta and started it's descent to the 4-kilometer-wide (2.5-mile-wide) 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet. AP

On Nov. 12, the European Space Agency attempted something that’s never been done — make a soft landing on a comet. Find out how NASA assisted, watch highlights from ESA mission control, see a music video released by ESA to celebrate the landing, and see the crew cheer as the probe lands on the comet.

This story was originally published November 12, 2014 at 10:44 AM with the headline "Landing on a comet (VIDEOS)."

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