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Philae landing live blog

Sonya Angelica DiehnNovember 11, 2014

It was a happening of galactic proportions: The Rosetta probe's Philae craft successfully landed on the duck-shaped comet called Chury. Relive the historic mission here with DW's archived live blog.

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Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken by the Philae lander during descent
Comet 67P/CG taken by the Philae lander during descent - Agilkia landing site visible lower rightImage: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS/DLR

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