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Rosetta and Comets
This animation features Paxi, the European Space Agency mascot, following Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the comet that was followed by the Rosetta spacecraft in 2014/15. Paxi explains how comets orbit the Sun and what happens as they approach it. Paxi shows how Rosetta can take pictures of the comet and describes how its lander, Philae, can land on the comet. Information about comets help scientists to understand the origins of life within the solar system.
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