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Artist's impression of Giotto and Comet Halley
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Artist's impression of Giotto and Comet Halley

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The Giotto spacecraft, launched in 1985 on an Ariane 1 V14 launcher, brushed past the hidden nucleus of Comet Halley in 1986.

Giotto approaching the nucleus of Halley's Comet
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Giotto approaching the nucleus of Halley's Comet

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Comet Halley's nucleus as seen by Giotto
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Comet Halley's nucleus as seen by Giotto

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Flight unit in preparation of solar simulation at INTESPACE in the Space Center in Toulouse.
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Flight unit in preparation of solar simulation at IN…

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Giotto encounter with two comets
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20 Years of Giotto - Giotto meeting with Comet Halley

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Giotto ready for the solar simulation test
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Giotto ready for the solar simulation test

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