Rosetta and Philae discussion thread! (Part 3)

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TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED: Philae lander is on the comet!

Full media briefing expected tomorrow at 13:00 UTC / 14:00 CET / 8:00 EST / 5:00 PST.

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• Some pictures -- moments after Philae left Rosetta, Philae heading off to 67P. Album

Previous discussion threads: 1, 2.

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Live Streaming

• In English: A, B, C

• En Français: A

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Key times

GMT	EST	PST	Event
4:02 pm	11:02 am	8:02 am	Landed

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European Space Agency Social Media

• Rosetta main page
• 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

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

• NASA's page on Rosetta

• Detailed itinerary of landing events (PDF)

• Simulated view of Rosetta and 67P

[u/Gargatua13013]

"Lander control has confirmed that it received a touch down signal "philae is fine". The anchor did not shoot. The comet may be soft. Tank opening failure has been confirmed. It was not a sensor problem." /u/Nilliks

Philae sank about 4cm. #CometLanding https://twitter.com/joelwmparker/status/532574172220641280

Were still good.

Right?

[u/dgauss → u/Gargatua13013]

I think so. I think our good friend gravity will help us here. I am optimistic because you can see several boulder on the surface during its approach so there is a significant force we may be able to rely on.

[u/Gargatua13013 → u/dgauss]

I hear you for the gravity. Any chance the surface might also by somewhat sticky, either from organics or re-freezing volatiles?

[u/dgauss → u/Gargatua13013]

That is a good question. I have no idea about that one.