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What would be badass is if they try to knock Philae out of its perch so that it can be in a better solar position.

• Luc 10y ago
  Hmmm... The orbiter is about 10^3 kg, the comet about 10^13 kg, so 10 billion times heavier. We're gonna need to build up some speed somehow!
  • quarterto 10y ago
    Philae is the lander, not the comet.
    • Luc 10y ago
      I was thinking cosmic billiards... in retrospect I probably shouldn't have posted :)
• JshWright 10y ago
  To what end? Philae requires Rosetta as a 'repeater'. Even if it did knock Philae into a better position, we would never know.