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The hi-res image shows how just how unlucky a landing spot this was. http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Phil

The hi-res image shows how just how unlucky a landing spot this was. http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Philae_2_September http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/OSIRIS_narro...

HerpDerpLerp 10y ago
luckier than bouncing off completely :) Shame the spears could not stick it on at the first impact.
achr2 10y ago
Or perhaps lucky, since without the outcropping it may have bounced off completely...
spuz 10y ago
I'm surprised at how rugged the surface looks in these high-res images. Especially compared to the imagined flat landing areas we were used to seeing in the run up to the landing [1]. Just shows how difficult a task it was to land and keep the craft the right way up. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae_(spacecraft)#/media/File:Rosetta%27s_Philae_on_Comet_67P_Churyumov-Gerasimenko.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae_(spacecraft)#/media/Fil...
- Coding_Cat 10y ago
  There is no atmosphere and thus no wind (let alone flowing water), so no natural forces to smooth it out. On a related note, moon dust is apparently incredibly sharp for the same reason.
  - hcrisp 10y ago
    And very low gravity to cause landslides and even the terrain out.
- wcoenen 10y ago
  It was aimed at a flat spot, but when it failed to attach to the surface it bounced and floated for almost 2 hours, hitting the surface again 1 km away[1][2]. Its speed of 38 cm/s during that time was below escape velocity but not by much. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2eqH3Bz4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2eqH3Bz4c [2] http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/14/three-touchdowns-for-rosettas_lander/ http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/14/three-touchdowns-for...
  - pavel_lishin 10y ago
    > it failed to attach to the surface it bounced and floated for almost 2 hours, hitting the surface again 1 km away[1][2]. Its speed of 38 cm/s during that time was below escape velocity but not by much. These numbers sound completely ridiculous, unless you've played Kerbal Space Program, and know the visceral pain of bouncing above Minmus with a pixel of monopropellant left in the tanks.
dmix 10y ago
Direct link: http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2016/09/osiris_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_philae_2_september/16114948-1-eng-GB/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Philae_2_September.png http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/ima... [changed, thanks]
- fogleman 10y ago
  That's not the full resolution image.
- jffry 10y ago
  I think you might be looking for this: http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2016/09/osiris_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_philae_2_september/16114948-1-eng-GB/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Philae_2_September.png http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/ima... Linked from http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Philae_2_September http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/OSIRIS_narro...

HerpDerpLerp 10y ago

luckier than bouncing off completely :) Shame the spears could not stick it on at the first impact.

achr2 10y ago

Or perhaps lucky, since without the outcropping it may have bounced off completely...

spuz 10y ago

I'm surprised at how rugged the surface looks in these high-res images. Especially compared to the imagined flat landing areas we were used to seeing in the run up to the landing [1]. Just shows how difficult a task it was to land and keep the craft the right way up. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae_(spacecraft)#/media/File:Rosetta%27s_Philae_on_Comet_67P_Churyumov-Gerasimenko.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae_(spacecraft)#/media/Fil...

Coding_Cat 10y ago
There is no atmosphere and thus no wind (let alone flowing water), so no natural forces to smooth it out. On a related note, moon dust is apparently incredibly sharp for the same reason.
- hcrisp 10y ago
  And very low gravity to cause landslides and even the terrain out.
wcoenen 10y ago
It was aimed at a flat spot, but when it failed to attach to the surface it bounced and floated for almost 2 hours, hitting the surface again 1 km away[1][2]. Its speed of 38 cm/s during that time was below escape velocity but not by much. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2eqH3Bz4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2eqH3Bz4c [2] http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/14/three-touchdowns-for-rosettas_lander/ http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/14/three-touchdowns-for...
- pavel_lishin 10y ago
  > it failed to attach to the surface it bounced and floated for almost 2 hours, hitting the surface again 1 km away[1][2]. Its speed of 38 cm/s during that time was below escape velocity but not by much. These numbers sound completely ridiculous, unless you've played Kerbal Space Program, and know the visceral pain of bouncing above Minmus with a pixel of monopropellant left in the tanks.

dmix 10y ago

Direct link: http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2016/09/osiris_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_philae_2_september/16114948-1-eng-GB/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Philae_2_September.png http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/ima... [changed, thanks]

fogleman 10y ago
That's not the full resolution image.
jffry 10y ago
I think you might be looking for this: http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2016/09/osiris_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_philae_2_september/16114948-1-eng-GB/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Philae_2_September.png http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/ima... Linked from http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/OSIRIS_narrow-angle_camera_image_with_Philae_2_September http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/09/OSIRIS_narro...