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Churyumov-Gerasimenko |
Rosetta spacecraft will reach the comet and go into orbit in August 2014 |
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Giacobini-Zinner |
ICE (ISEE-3) flew by the comet on September 11, 1985 |
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Halley |
several probes flew by this famous comet: SAKIGAKI (March 1, 1986), SUISEI (March 8, 1986), VEGA 1 (March 6, 1986), VEGA 2 (March 9, 1986), GIOTTO (March 14, 1986). |
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Grigg-Skjellerup |
GIOTTO flew by it on July 10, 1992. |
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Hyakutake |
NEAR flew by the comet in March 1996 |
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Temple-Tuttle |
SUISEI flew by it on 28 February 1998. |
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Wilson-Harrington |
DEEP SPACE 1 is to fly by the comet in January 2001. |
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Borelly |
a possible target of DEEP SPACE 1 in September 2001 |
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Encke |
CONTOUR is to encounter the comet in November 2003. |
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Wild-2 |
a rendezvous with STARDUST is scheduled in February 2004. |
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Tempel 1 |
DEEP IMPACT mission target in July 2005, a 500 kg projectile will be fired to the comet nuclear. |
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Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 |
the target of CONTOUR in June 2006. |
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d'Arrest |
CONTOUR may fly by the comet in August 2008. |
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Wirtanen |
ROSETTA should encounter the comet in August 2011. |
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