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67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
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67P/C–G
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/MPS
Basic Info
Aphelion:
5.6829 AU
Perihelion:
1.2432 AU
Orbital Period:
6.44 years
Fun Facts
On August 6th 2014 the ESA's Rosetta spacecraft reached Comet 67P. Then on November 12th, its lander module Philae successfully landed on the comet.
Churyumov–Gerasimenko was discovered by Klim Ivanovich Churyumov in 1969.
The ratio of deuterium to hydrogen in the water from the comet was measured to be 3 times more than water on Earth.
