#Science on the surface of a #comet
▻http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2015/07/30/science-on-the-surface-of-a-comet
Complex molecules that could be key building blocks of life, the daily rise and fall of temperature, and an assessment of the surface properties and internal structure of the comet are just some of the highlights of the first scientific analysis of the data returned by #Rosetta’s #lander #Philae last November. This article is mirrored from the main ESA Web Portal. Early results from Philae’s first suite of scientific observations of #Comet_67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko were published today in a special edition of the journal #science. Data were obtained during the lander’s seven-hour descent to its first touchdown at the Agilkia #Landing site, which then triggered the start of a sequence of predefined experiments. But shortly after touchdown, it became apparent that Philae had rebounded and so a (...)
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