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22 Nov 2014

More on the Rosetta mission


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Rosetta.jpg
John Mullins G0TEV has kindly sent me these links:
Hi Roger

I saw your comments on your blog regarding the Rosetta mission and the subsequent landing of Philae. Personally I thought that it was an amazing achievement. I just hope that the lander can be illuminated sufficiently to recharge it’s batteries and carry out further science.

The following URLs may be of interest.




http://news.discovery.com/space/philaes-batteries-have-drained-comet-lander-sleeps-141114.htm