We wish a happy birthday to Svetlana Gerasimenko, who back in 1969 discovered Rosetta’s comet, along with Klim Churyumov.
Svetlana Gerasimenko, holding a 3D model of ‘her’ comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The photo was taken at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) event organised for Comet Landing at the Philae Lander Control Centre in Cologne, Germany, in November 2014. Credits: DLR (CC-BY 3.0)
Read more about Svetlana in this interview from the summer of 2014.
Discussion: 3 comments
Happy Birthday Svetlana!!!!
Thank you very much for discovering such a comet which makes Rosetta/Philae mission so exciting!!!
Have a wonderful day, and I hope you are healthy and happy for many many many hears to come!!
Happy birthday!
Two seconds and one Svetlana. History pivots over such a small point. Individual’s decisions still counts. Happy birthday Svetlana, wishing you the best of the best 🙂