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Philae lander

Philae (/ˈfaɪli/ or /ˈfiːleɪ/) is a robotic European Space Agency lander that accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft until its designated landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P), more than ten years after departing Earth. On 12 November 2014, the lander achieved the first-ever

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Philae

Philae /ˈfaɪliː/ (Greek: Φιλαί Philai; Ancient Egyptian: Pilak, P’aaleq; Arabic: فيله‎ [fiːlɐ]) is an island in Lake Nasser, Egypt. It is located within the former First Cataract of the Nile River in southern Egypt, though the rapids have been eliminated

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