Friday, 14 November 2014

Rosetta's Comet Lander Landed Three Times

Image of the first touchdown site for the Rosetta spacecraft's Philae lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko



The Rosetta mission's Philae comet lander bounced off the surface twice before coming to rest on the surface. Many of its science instruments have already sent back data.










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