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Rosetta: Comet probe Philae now stable

8 pointsby AliCollinsover 10 years ago

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guidedlightover 10 years ago
Apparently Philae bounced twice on the surface and landed three times. The first bounce took 113 mins! This isn&#x27;t good news.<p>Here&#x27;s an animation <a href="https://twitter.com/ObservingSpace/status/532818633668304896" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;ObservingSpace&#x2F;status&#x2F;532818633668304896</a><p>Fingers crossed &#x27;stable&#x27; means that the mission can continue uncompromised.
AliCollinsover 10 years ago
I assume this means that as well as the harpoons, the ice screws in Philae&#x27;s feet didn&#x27;t work because the thruster wasn&#x27;t functional.