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  <Observatory>
    <ResourceID>spase://CDPP/Observatory/AMDA/Rosetta</ResourceID>
    <ResourceHeader>
      <ResourceName>Rosetta</ResourceName>
      <AlternateName>ESA mission to the comet Churjumov-Gerasimenko</AlternateName>

      <ReleaseDate>2017-02-27T18:45:12Z</ReleaseDate>
      <Description>Rosetta launched in 2004 and arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014. It is the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander to its surface. Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA. Rosetta's Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI. The mission ended on 30 September 2016.</Description>
      <Acknowledgement>ESA, NASA</Acknowledgement>

      <Contact>     

        <PersonID>spase://CDPP/Person/Matt.Taylor</PersonID>

        <Role>ProjectScientist</Role>

      </Contact>
      <InformationURL> 
        <Name>Rosetta page at ESA</Name> 
        <URL>http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/</URL>      
      </InformationURL> 
      <InformationURL> 
        <Name>Rosetta page at JPL, ASA</Name> 
        <URL>https://rosetta.jpl.nasa.gov/</URL>      
      </InformationURL>     

    </ResourceHeader>
    <Location> 
      <ObservatoryRegion>Comet</ObservatoryRegion>      
    </Location>

     <OperatingSpan>
      <StartDate>2004-03-02T07:17:00</StartDate>
      <StopDate>2016-09-30T00:00:00</StopDate>
      <!-- Note :  Mission phases : multiple tags possible -->
      <Note>C-G arrival : 2014-08-06T00:00:00</Note>
    </OperatingSpan>   

  </Observatory>
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