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- Title
A tail of two comets.
- Authors
Riddle, Bob
- Abstract
The article discusses the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) International Rosetta Mission's focus on following the path of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which was discovered by Ukrainian astronomer Klim Ivanovich Churyumov in 1969. Topics include the history of the Rosetta Mission, the annual Quadrantid meteor shower, and the retrograde motion of Jupiter, which has been occurring since November 2013. Information on planets visible during January 2014 is also provided.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Space Agency; SPACE exploration; CHURYUMOV-Gerasimenko comet; QUADRANTIDS (Meteors); JUPITER (Planet); PLANETS
- Publication
Science Scope, 2014, Vol 37, Issue 5, p86
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2505/4/ss14_037_05_86