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Credit & Copyright: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA
Explanation:
The Rosetta Mission
lander is safely on a comet.
One of Philae's feet appears at the bottom left of this
spectacular image of the surface
of C67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Still a happy lander,
Philae bounced twice before settling
and returning images from the surface,
traveling a kilometer or so after initially touching
at the targeted site Agilkia.
A
surface panorama suggests that the lander has
come to rest tilted and near a shadowing wall,
with its solar panels getting less illumination that hoped.
Philae's science instruments
are working as planned and
data is being relayed during communications windows,
when the Rosetta spacecraft is above the
lander's new horizon.
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: lander - comet
Publications with words: lander - comet
See also:
- APOD: 2024 April 17 Á Total Eclipse and Comets
- APOD: 2024 April 8 Á The Changing Ion Tail of Comet Pons Brooks
- Comet Pons-Brooks at Night
- APOD: 2024 March 18 Á Comet Pons Brooks Swirling Coma
- Comet 12P/Pons Brooks in Northern Spring
- Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons Brooks
- The Snows of Churyumov Gerasimenko