伯恩自己也是20年前罗塞塔号计划构想初期的设计人员之一。

Mr Byrne himself was one of the designers of Rosetta when the mission was first conceived about 20 years ago.

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这就是“司琴”，一颗直径约100公里的小行星。 今年七月，欧洲太空总署发射的航天器——罗塞塔号近距离飞越了这颗星。

This is Lutetia, a 100km-long asteroid visited in July by the European Space Agency’s craft Rosetta.

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美国天文学会在帕萨迪纳市（美国加州）的会议上，发布了罗塞塔号行经司琴星时传回的第一批观测成果。 结果显示，司琴星尽管体积不大，其表面却覆盖有一层尘土。

First results from the encounter, announced at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Pasadena, suggest the asteroid, small though it is, is covered with a layer of dust.

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