However, Philae communicated back to Earth stating that it had landed. Everyone at the European Space Agency erupting with celebration. However, they are still waiting for more confirmation that the probe is functioning well and is in fact well secured on the comet. Its mission is to land on the comet and send information on the composition of the comet.
I am glad it landed and hope it continues to work while on the surface of the comet 67P. The knowledge we will obtain from this mission will help us a great deal to understand our Solar System, the Universe, Earth and possibly even how life began.
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| Photo sent by Philae as it landed on comet 67P |
.@ESA_Rosetta See for yourself! ROLIS imaged #67P when we were just 3km away! Glad I can share. #CometLanding pic.twitter.com/b6mcid2fsn
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 12, 2014
Touchdown! Min nya adress: 67P! #CometLanding
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 12, 2014
It’s me… landing on a comet & feeling good! MT @ESA_Rosetta: I see you too! #CometLanding pic.twitter.com/DjU0J1Ey4H
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 12, 2014
.@philae2014’s first postcard just after separation – it’s of me!
#CometLanding
Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA pic.twitter.com/OXJwGunL3V
— ESA Rosetta Mission (@ESA_Rosetta) November 12, 2014
Thank you! RT @WilliamShatner: My message to @ESA_Rosetta and it's away team! http://t.co/WtQVg8aHWy
— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) November 11, 2014
Source:
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/The_Rosetta_lander
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/12/rosetta-mission-philae-historic-landing-comet
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30026398
http://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2014/nov/13/philae-lander-sends-picture-from-comet-video1
https://twitter.com/Philae2014
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