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Tonights Talk – Rosetta – Landing on a Comet by Dr Simon Sheridan

23rd March 2015 by Andy Milner

Landing on a Comet – from planning to reality

Dr Simon Sheridan – Research European Space Agency, Associate Lecturer of Open University in Planetary sciences.  Working on the Rosetta project, in particular the Ptolemy lander will give an interesting talk about the mission and an insight in to what is happening next.

He has promised to bring a selection of items from previous missions i.e. Mars Lander, Titan Probe, Meteorites etc.rosetta_poster hobo std

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About Andy Milner

Amateur Astronomer and Astrophotographer. Social Media Officer at Kings Lynn & District Astronomy Society.

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