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That's really cool.
Congratulations to all those involved to make this happen, love this stuff.
To land a spacecraft very slowly onto the (an unknown) surface of a comet travelling at just over 18km/sec (relative to & orbitting our sun) successfully is just amazing.
Comet 67P (Churyumov-Gerasimenko) and The Rosetta Spacecraft - Real Time Information:
http://www.livecometdata.com/comets/67p-churyumov-gerasimenko/
Photos hosted on Flikr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/sets/72157638315605535/
ABC Info:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-13/rosettas-philae-probe-touches-down-on-comets-surface/5887210
Love seeing this kind of stuff.
Congratulations to all those involved to make this happen, love this stuff.
To land a spacecraft very slowly onto the (an unknown) surface of a comet travelling at just over 18km/sec (relative to & orbitting our sun) successfully is just amazing.
Comet 67P (Churyumov-Gerasimenko) and The Rosetta Spacecraft - Real Time Information:
http://www.livecometdata.com/comets/67p-churyumov-gerasimenko/
Photos hosted on Flikr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/sets/72157638315605535/
ABC Info:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-13/rosettas-philae-probe-touches-down-on-comets-surface/5887210
Love seeing this kind of stuff.