Philae Wakes Up! |
Philae Wakes Up! |
Jun 14 2015, 11:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Got the info from a Radio that CNES get a 2mn contact with Philae last nigth and 40 second of data.
Please take this info with due precautions waiting for confirmation before opening a new topic. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/en-direct/a...-spatiales.html -------------------- |
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Jun 22 2015, 08:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1648 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
If Philae is still pointing as in this mosaic, we can see the top of the lander is aimed generally at (or a bit left of) Perihelion Cliff (green dot in center of yellow solar circle). Thus I wonder if Rosetta is possibly being maneuvered to catch the line of sight pointing just above Perihelion Cliff, thus at a latitude more to the north? This would actually not be at the zenith of Philae's latitude. North is in the center of this mosaic.
Is there a way to check Rosetta's current latitude? How much of the 60 degree cone is pointing above Perihelion Cliff? Is alphasam's 60 degree figure an angular radius? -------------------- Steve [ my home page and planetary maps page ]
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