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The site on which Rosetta’s Philae lander will touch down on in just over a week’s time, has gotten its name — and its an old one. ESA chose the name Agilkia out of more than 8,000 options. It took its name from another historic port: The home of Temple of Isis, Agilkia Island in the Nile.

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