Philae landing on the nucleus of Comet 67P C-G |
Philae landing on the nucleus of Comet 67P C-G |
Sep 23 2014, 12:16 PM
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Now, it's time to open a new section devoted to the landing of the Philae lander itself on the nucleus of Comet 67P C-G. Also to answer better the earlier post, http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...st&p=212943 and for your information, here is the quick summary (as a "pdf" file) of the events that are expected to occur during landing on the nucleus and after : it's the timeschedule on which we are working to set up our EPO event in Paris. Sequence_ATTERRISSAGE10_UMSF.pdf ( 263.81K ) Number of downloads: 4626 The landing itself should occur around November 11th. We'll keep you informed |
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Nov 12 2014, 08:06 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2346 Joined: 7-December 12 Member No.: 6780 |
This has been considered.
Since the surface probably isn't as hard as ice, but soft as somewhere between settled snow and cigarette ash, the landing gear will sink into the surface. It's unlikely, that the trajectory will be perfectly perpendicular to the surface. That way it's plausible, that some temporary fixation, or at least considerable dampening, should be possible even without thrust. For long enough, hopefully, for the other mechanisms to work. We'll know more in about eight hours. |
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