9. Churyumov-Gerasimenko/Comet 67P
Found Year: 1969
Kum Ivanovych Churyumov and Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko are the ones who discovered it.
Where: Cheryumov–Gerasimenko/Comet 67P
The Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is a member of the Jupiter family and originated in the Kupier-belt. The comet was discovered for the first time in 1969 by Svetlana Ivanovna Gerasimenko and Klim Ivanovych Churyumov, two Soviet astronomers who both gave the comet their names.
Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet 67P ©Shutterstock/Elenarts
During Rosetta’s exploration of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, thrilling events transpired, starting from the spacecraft’s 2014 awakening from hibernation and its attempt to approach the comet’s oval-shaped surface until its final collision with the surface in 2016.
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