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Rosetta: Comet probe Philae now stable
- AliCollins 12y agoI assume this means that as well as the harpoons, the ice screws in Philae's feet didn't work because the thruster wasn't functional.
- guidedlight 12y agoApparently Philae bounced twice on the surface and landed three times. The first bounce took 113 mins! This isn't good news. Here's an animation https://twitter.com/ObservingSpace/status/532818633668304896 https://twitter.com/ObservingSpace/status/532818633668304896 Fingers crossed 'stable' means that the mission can continue uncompromised.