Picture This: Falling to a comet
The Philae lander becomes the first lander to reach a comet
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This image may appear fuzzy. But keep in mind it was taken by a robot — of a robot that had just been released into free-fall — hundreds of millions of miles (kilometers) away. With its legs now outstretched, the Philae lander, seen here, is about to settle onto the surface of a comet.
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