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Baclava

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16. some, but not enough light - and it's not an asteroid - it's a comet
Fri Nov 14, 2014, 02:30 PM
Nov 2014

nothing fishy, it landed rough and ended up under a cliff or in a crater hole or something

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Thanks, Obama! Roland99 Nov 2014 #1
It's amazing they were able to land at all Baclava Nov 2014 #2
It took one big long bounce, came back down after, was it an hour?, bounced again and just stopped Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #5
this is how they think it looks after landing Baclava Nov 2014 #7
Who was in charge of the harpoons firing? So now it is wedged into a cliff face because of that? Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #8
it's been flying for 12 years in the cold of deep space - shit happens, or not Baclava Nov 2014 #10
Good enough for me too. Amazing stuff here! mountain grammy Nov 2014 #11
Wait...it's in the sun? OnlinePoker Nov 2014 #6
media briefing...updates...no, it's not close enough to the sun yet to get violent Baclava Nov 2014 #9
Well, beats a blank. ballyhoo Nov 2014 #3
Well at least there is music there??? Ryano42 Nov 2014 #4
once they find lander, wonder if they can angle the mother ship solar panels to reflect light to it tomm2thumbs Nov 2014 #12
Rosetta, the mother ship, is orbiting the comet, so not in one place muriel_volestrangler Nov 2014 #13
Figured it would be like trying to shine a watch face reflection across a football field to a dime tomm2thumbs Nov 2014 #18
update - the are going to try drilling Baclava Nov 2014 #14
this makes no sense. Something fishy here. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2014 #15
some, but not enough light - and it's not an asteroid - it's a comet Baclava Nov 2014 #16
It's getting sunlight, but only for an hour and a half or so at a time. Codeine Nov 2014 #17
WP: The Rosetta lander is dead — at least for now IDemo Nov 2014 #19
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