Saturday, 15 November 2014

Despite landing bounce, comet probe working well

IRON AND ICE
Despite landing bounce, comet probe working well
Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2014 - Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight, ground controllers said Thursday. Clearly relieved, they reported that in the first 24 hours after its historic landing, the lab had sent home a slew of data and images from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko - though from a mystery location. New ... more


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