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The Philae Lander – Chemistry on a Comet

The Philae Lander – Chemistry on a Comet

The Philae Lander – Chemistry on a Comet
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You’ve probably heard the great news over the weekend that the European Space Agency’s Philae lander has awoken from its 7 month slumber on Comet 67P, and is once again relaying collected data back to Earth. You might have less of an idea, however, of what this data is, and why it’s important. This graphic looks at some of the chemical information Philae is hoping to collect, and how it will collect it.

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