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Line 11: In October and November 2014, Ben Altshuler of the [[Institute for Digital Archaeology]], in association with [[Alan Bowman]] and Charles Crowther of Oxford's Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents (CSAD), made [[Reflectance Transformation Imaging\|RTI scans]] of the obelisk. They observed significant, previously illegible Egyptian and Greek inscriptions.<ref>http://www.space.com/27835-philae-obelisk-and-lander-revealing-secrets-with-digital-tech.html)</ref><ref name="digitalarchaeology.org.uk">http://digitalarchaeology.org.uk/projects</ref> The obelisk, in keeping with its bilingual nature and the "translation" metaphor of the ''[[Rosetta (spacecraft)\|Rosetta]]'' space mission, gives its name to the mission [[Philae (spacecraft)\|''Philae'' robotic lander]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=~~http~~https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/oct/23/rosetta-mission-philae-comet-universe \|title=Rosetta mission: Philae comet probe could unlock secrets of the universe \|last1=Morris \|first1=Steven \|last2= \|first2= \|date=23 October 2014 \|website=www.theguardian.com \|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited \|accessdate=14 November 2014 }}</ref> which arrived at the comet [[67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko]] on 6 August 2014<ref name="BBCScience">{{cite news \|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-28659783 \|title=Europe's Rosetta probe goes into orbit around distant comet \|work=BBC News \|date=6 August 2014 \|accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> and landed on 12 November 2014.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/europe-makes-history-with-first-ever-comet-landing \|title=Europe makes history with first ever comet landing \|last1= \|first1= \|last2= \|first2= \|date=12 November 2014 \|website=www.gov.uk \|publisher=UK Space Agency \|accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref> == References ==

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