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U. Auster

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Philae's first days on the comet

2015

On 12 November 2014, Philae landed on the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P), making an almost 30-year dream a reality. The pioneering flybys of 1P/Halley in 1986 revealed that despite being made primarily of ice, it was covered in highly absorbing carbonrich molecules. What is their composition? When did they form, and through which chemical routes? Might they have constituted prebiotic molecules necessary for life? At a larger scale, what can one learn from comets that has relevance to the evolution of the solar system and planets? ![Figure][1] 12 NOVEMBER 2014: PHILAE LANDED ON THE NUCLEUS OF COMET 67P CREDIT: ESA/ROSETTA/MPS FOR OSIRIS TEAM MPS/UPD/LAM/IAA/SSO/INTA/UPM/DAS…

Asteroiden und KometenSolar SystemMultidisciplinaryInstitut für PlanetenforschungCometAstronomical unitRegolithPhilaelaw.inventionAstrobiologyNutzerzentrum für Weltraumexperimente (MUSC)OrbiterChondritelawPlanetRosettaFormation and evolution of the Solar SystemComet 67P Churyumov GerasimenkoGeology
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