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Probe vs Comet
« on: November 12, 2014, 07:06:25 AM »
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Re: Probe vs Comet
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2014, 08:18:47 AM »
Not a total loss.  It's got some pretty cool pictures.

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Re: Probe vs Comet
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2014, 11:42:33 AM »
Turns out it did make a successful landing: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/11222612/Rosetta-comet-landing-live.html

But it's currently up in the air whether its anchors successfully fired or not.  The gravity is very weak, so the probe needs to be anchored into the rock.
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Re: Probe vs Comet
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2014, 12:30:56 PM »
I can remember a time when NASA could have done something similar instead of appeasing Muzzies. ::unknowncomic::
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Re: Probe vs Comet
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2014, 04:47:26 PM »
That pic could be my hip joint in another decade or two!   :o

Per the link it bounced.  Something must have not been accounted for in the programming or a bad sensor or something, or the misjudged conditions on approach, comets tend to throw a lot of crap off and vent gasses.  Impressive image though, scraggly old ball of dirt isn't it?
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Re: Probe vs Comet
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2014, 06:02:28 AM »
Quote from: Libertas on November 12, 2014, 04:47:26 PM
That pic could be my hip joint in another decade or two!   :o

Per the link it bounced.  Something must have not been accounted for in the programming or a bad sensor or something, or the misjudged conditions on approach, comets tend to throw a lot of crap off and vent gasses.  Impressive image though, scraggly old ball of dirt isn't it?
It would look extra special in place of DC.
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Re: Probe vs Comet
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2014, 06:19:38 AM »
Quote from: warpmine on November 14, 2014, 06:02:28 AM
Quote from: Libertas on November 12, 2014, 04:47:26 PM
That pic could be my hip joint in another decade or two!   :o

Per the link it bounced.  Something must have not been accounted for in the programming or a bad sensor or something, or the misjudged conditions on approach, comets tend to throw a lot of crap off and vent gasses.  Impressive image though, scraggly old ball of dirt isn't it?
It would look extra special in place of DC.



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Re: Probe vs Comet
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2014, 10:53:41 AM »
They downloaded a ton of info before it went dark and will go over the data and present it at a conference in San Francisco next month, wonder if we'll here of anything super surprising?

http://phys.org/news/2014-11-comet-probe-science-treasure-hours.html
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