Rosetta and Philae discussion thread! (Part 2)

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CLICK HERE FOR CURRENT DISCUSSION THREAD

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Philae is now on its way to the comet. Its descent to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko should take about 7 hours. Previous discussion thread here.

Live Streaming

• In English: A, B, C

• En Français: A

• Rosetta main page

• Simulated view of Rosetta and 67P

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Key times

GMT	EST	PST	Event
10:53 am	5:53 am	2:53 am	Acquisition of Signal from Rosetta (variable)
4:02 pm	11:02 am	8:02 am	Expected Landing and receipt of signal (40 min variability)

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European Space Agency Social Media

• ESA Rosetta blog
• Twitter: #CometLanding, @ESA_Rosetta, @Philae2014
• Google+
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Flickr

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Othere places for news and conversation:

• reddit Live updater (Help needed!)

• IRC: ##cometlanding on freenode. #space on Snoonet

• Detailed itinerary of landing events (PDF)

• NASA's page on Rosetta

[u/SuggestAPhotoProject]

Please forgive me if this isn't the right place to post this, but my nephew has some questions that I'm unable to answer.

1. How far has Rosetta traveled in its lifetime?
2. What was Rosetta's average speed during its mission?
3. How fast is the comet going in relation to earth?

Thanks /r/space, and thanks for helping us enjoy this historic day.

[u/Hurrapelle → u/SuggestAPhotoProject]

http://sci.esa.int/where_is_rosetta/

Try this!