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The Rosetta Mission

Updated Wednesday, 7th October 2015
Watch this video from The Royal Observatory Greenwich/The OU and find what Rosetta and Philae have achieved as well as the impact the mission has had on our knowledge of our very own solar system.

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The Rosetta Mission from Royal Observatory Greenwich on Vimeo. To find out more use the hashtag #ROGSchools 

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