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At 10:03 CET (4:03 am EDT) on Wednesday morning, the
Rosetta mission's Philae lander separated from the Rosetta satellite to begin a
7 hour drop onto Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko's surface. This image was taken
just after separation by the lander's CIVA-P imaging system. one of Rosetta's 14
meter-long solar arrays can be seen in shot. FULL STORY: Rosetta's Lander Grabs
onto Comet and Lands
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Looking down, moments after separation, the Rosetta
satellite can see that Philae's landing gear has deployed successfully.
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Another view of Philae (the bright dot) descending into
the dark after separation. Photo taken with Rosetta’s OSIRIS wide-angle camera.
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Shortly before landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko,
Philae's Rosetta Lander Imaging System (ROLIS) panoramic camera captured this
stunning photo of the landing site, proving that it was on target. Philae was 3
kilometers (1.9 miles) from the comet's surface at the time.
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Moments before landing, Philae's ROLIS camera captured
this photo of the comet's dusty surface. The few rocks that can be seen appear
to be embedded in soft, dusty regolith.
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The Rosetta mission crew celebrates Philae successfully
landing on comet 67P, at the European Operations Space Center in Darmstadt,
Germany on Nov. 12, 2014.
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The red cross marks the spot where Philae should have
landed. Although the lander was originally on target and did touch down there,
the robot bounced as it could not anchor itself, causing it to land, a second
time, 1 kilometer away. Rosetta mission scientists believe Philae came to rest
somewhere near the cliffs in the upper-right of this image of Comet 67P's
surface.
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The first two CIVA images confirmed that, on Nov. 12,
Philae settled on the comet's surface and was able to take its first
photographs. one of the lander’s three feet can be seen in the foreground.
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This is the first panoramic view taken on a comet's
surface. The view, unprocessed, as it has been captured by the CIVA-P imaging
system, shows a 360 degree view around the point of final touchdown. The three
feet of Philae’s landing gear can be seen in some of the frames. More images
will be posted when they become available.
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As the Philae lander was moments from making its (first) historic touchdown on Comet
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft was
overhead with its navigation camera (NAVCAM) trained on the exact spot where
Philae was predicted to land. In these two photos of Philae’s landing site —
named “Agilkia” — the effects of Philae’s touchdown can be easily seen.
NEWS: Philae to Attempt Risky Comet ‘Hop’ for Survival
In the left photo, 3 minutes and 34 seconds before touchdown when the lander was 250 meters (820 feet) above the comet, the undisturbed landing zone is highlighted in red. In the right image, taken 1 minute and 26 seconds after touchdown, a darkened area within the red circle can be clearly seen. The darkened area is likely dust that was kicked up by the lander’s legs. To emphasize the precision of this first landing, a small green box shows where the lander was calculated to land by mission scientists.
Considering the resolution of these images represent 1.3 meters per pixel, the landing was only around 10 meters from its calculated landing spot — a landing precision that is impressive to say the least!
PHOTOS: Rosetta’s Landing: When Philae Grabbed a Comet
Of course, the lander is not in this shot as, immediately after touchdown, Philae’s anchoring harpoons failed to fire, causing it to bounce off the surface. Though much of the landing impact was absorbed by the landing system, Philae was propelled back into space for a little under two hours until the weak cometary gravity pulled it back down again, causing it to bounce for a second time, approximately 1 kilometer from this initial landing site. The lander touched down a total of three times.
Mission scientists are now scouring other Rosetta NAVCAM images of the comet’s surface to see if they can see where Philae eventually settled, apparently on the slope of a crater rim. They have yet to find the plucky little lander that is collecting as much science before its batteries run dead within the next 24 hours.
READ: What’s next for Philae?
Source: ESA
NEWS: Philae to Attempt Risky Comet ‘Hop’ for Survival
In the left photo, 3 minutes and 34 seconds before touchdown when the lander was 250 meters (820 feet) above the comet, the undisturbed landing zone is highlighted in red. In the right image, taken 1 minute and 26 seconds after touchdown, a darkened area within the red circle can be clearly seen. The darkened area is likely dust that was kicked up by the lander’s legs. To emphasize the precision of this first landing, a small green box shows where the lander was calculated to land by mission scientists.
Considering the resolution of these images represent 1.3 meters per pixel, the landing was only around 10 meters from its calculated landing spot — a landing precision that is impressive to say the least!
PHOTOS: Rosetta’s Landing: When Philae Grabbed a Comet
Of course, the lander is not in this shot as, immediately after touchdown, Philae’s anchoring harpoons failed to fire, causing it to bounce off the surface. Though much of the landing impact was absorbed by the landing system, Philae was propelled back into space for a little under two hours until the weak cometary gravity pulled it back down again, causing it to bounce for a second time, approximately 1 kilometer from this initial landing site. The lander touched down a total of three times.
Mission scientists are now scouring other Rosetta NAVCAM images of the comet’s surface to see if they can see where Philae eventually settled, apparently on the slope of a crater rim. They have yet to find the plucky little lander that is collecting as much science before its batteries run dead within the next 24 hours.
READ: What’s next for Philae?
Source: ESA
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