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Did Philae Land In That Comet Crater? One Month Later, The Search Continues
universetoday.com ^
| on December 8, 2014
| Elizabeth Howell
Posted on 12/08/2014 1:59:40 PM PST by BenLurkin
The parent Rosetta spacecraft is working well in orbit and still transmitting images of the comet while Philae hibernates in a shady spot below. This latest image here shows a clear view of where the European Space Agency thinks the lander arrived somewhere in the rim of that shadowy crater you see up front.
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; esa; philae; rosetta; science
A mosaic of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken Dec. 2, 2014 with the Rosetta spacecraft. The shadowed area is a crater in which Philae is expected to be. Credit: ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
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posted on
12/08/2014 1:59:40 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:02:35 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: BenLurkin
looks like it’s all crater
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:03:18 PM PST
by
molson209
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To: BenLurkin
I went to the link to read the whole article. At the end there was one comment.
DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT COMMENT SAYS ?
I hope that’s not an indicator of our up and coming generation.
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:22:34 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: UCANSEE2
DOES ANYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT COMMENT SAYS ?It's just a post by a spambot in hopes someone will click the link that's with the post. There are spambots that make posts like that on forums and blogs all the time. You're not suppose to understand it. Just get your curiousity so you'll click the link.
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posted on
12/08/2014 2:51:42 PM PST
by
Tigermoth
("...in order to form a more perfect union.....and secure the blessings of liberty..")
To: BenLurkin
On one hand, it would have been incredible for this project to have succeeded.
On the other hand, I did watch the landing live, and recall how arrogant the Europeans were when they boasted that their device had landed on the surface of the comet. Kind makes me feel good to see Philae fail after such a pompous display of Euro-superiority.
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:02:32 PM PST
by
Theo
(May Christ be exalted above all.)
To: UCANSEE2
Looks like Nigerian scam link bait to me.
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:27:12 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Theo
The lander may come back on line if the crater turns into the sunlight.
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posted on
12/08/2014 3:28:54 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Without video, there can be no Philae Show.
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posted on
12/08/2014 5:04:07 PM PST
by
Defiant
(How does a President reverse the actions of a dictator?)
Note: this topic is from . Thanks BenLurkin.
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05/06/2019 10:17:38 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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