{"id":9238,"date":"2014-11-13T20:29:26","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T01:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9238"},"modified":"2014-11-13T20:29:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T01:29:26","slug":"update-on-the-lander-philae-on-comet-67pc-g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9238","title":{"rendered":"Update on the lander Philae on Comet 67P\/C-G"},"content":{"rendered":"

The touch down of Rosetta<\/a>‘s\u00a0Philae lander\u00a0onto Comet 67P\/C-G was more dramatic than first thought. The lander bounced twice and the first bounce may have been as high as a kilometer from the surface. Where it came down to rest is still not known\u00a0exactly . The three legged spacecraft\u00a0is apparently sitting at a tilt. Most of the instruments seem to\u00a0be working properly but the resting spot is shaded (perhaps it is in a hole or near a cliff)\u00a0and the solar panels are only getting sun for about an hour and a half of the 12 hour comet rotation. They will try to get as much science data out of it as they can before the batteries give out.<\/p>\n

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