Ascension 2014 Rosetta Mission to Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko
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- Issue date : 30th December 2014
- Designed by :BDT Studios from European Space Agency images
- Printed by : BDT International
- Print process : Offset lithography
- Sheet Format:
- Stamp Size: height 28½mm x width 41½mm
- Perforations : 13.9 x 14
- Stamp format : height 28½mm x width 41½mm. Miniature sheet format
Contents
Space Science. The Rosetta Mission, 2004-2014
35p ~ launch of Ariane 5 rocket carrying Rosetta from Guyane, March 2, 2004 (Arianespace image)
55p ~ Rosetta spacecraft in space: ESA image by J Huart
65p ~ Rosetta achieves orbit around Comet 67p / Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and deploys the Philae lander on November 12, 2014
£1.60 ~ descent of Philae lander to cometary surface
Miniature sheet £3 ~ Comet 67P / Churyumov-Gerasimenko (Rosetta NAVCAM image)
Border: ESA Tracking Station on Ascension Island
Sheet stamps
First Day Cover
Miniature sheet
- Sheet Size: height 70mm x width 100mm