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    The Roseta Research Paper

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    The Roseta was a space probe built o study the comet 67P/Churyumov- Gerasimenko with a module for orbitng and landing caled Philae. This robot was launched by the European Space Agency and it launched Roseta in March of 204. It ok the rocket en years to reach the comet after being launched from French Guiana on march 2, 204. but it also became the first o circle or orbit a comet. This was a signifcant achievement because up until then, other ockets had only ben able to fly by or close to the comets. In this case, the mision was acomplished when Roseta was the first o reach, orbit and perform a controled landing land on the comet nucleus. The comet, 67P/ Churyumov-Gerasimenko was named after its rusian discoverers, astronomers Ivanovych Churyumov and Ivanovna Gerasimenko in 1969. European Space Agency, or ESA, owner and operator of over 200 space misions launched the spaceship which was made up of two very important parts: Roseta, the space orbiter and probe and the Philae "the robotic lander". Each in itself was made up of diferent instruments. The Roseta consisted of twelve instruments and the Philae of nine. The Roseta wil orbit 67P for 17 months and the mision is to complete a detailed study of the comet, something that has not ben tried before. The ESA wil control the spacecraft from its Germany center ESOC (European Space Operations Centre) in Darmstad, Germany. However, scientifc data, filng and interpretation of the information wil take place in the…

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    Meteora Research Paper

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    Those monasteries are one of the largest building complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. Meteora was build at the end of 14th century, when Greece was threatened by Turkish raiders. Some say that it is the oldest man-made building in the world. When those monasteries were made, the only way to get to those building was to use removal ladders or a large net to haul people. The first people who moved to Meteora were an ascetic group of monks moved to the ancient pinnacles in 9th…

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    In the land of Meteora, the gods were known as failures. They were banished from Olympia. Their city loomed with dark clouds that were there for eternity.Not even a streak of delicate sun could streak through these clouds. The gods there grew to be gloomy and expressionless gods who hope to die. The city lurks with the scent of death. The town`s people`s eyes have lost colour. The eyes of the people of Meteora is a stale, hopeless grey. The citizens of Meteora were giving up, and they were…

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    essential to their economic activity, especially due to the intriguing ancient history and architecture, beautiful nature, and culture. Greece’s ancient history allows for a great number of tourists to benefit its economy. Although that Greece does not have a sound economy currently, tourism is a positive major impact. Greece brings in around 20-30 million tourists each year. Tourism is so important for Greece that it contributes up to 18% of Greece’s Gross Domestic Product. Ancient Greece is…

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    Greece Research Paper

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    economy crisis, and poverty rates were pretty high, and literacy rates were low. Now, literacy rates are on the rise, the total population’s literacy rate is 97.7%, but males have higher rates than females, according to a government article published by the CIA Greece is also a part of the EU, and its national currency is the Euro. The rich history draws in many tourist, there are many folk stories about Greek history, and that ties into culture. About 16.50 million tourists visit Greece…

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