The Heart of the Comet*
Posted in Astronomy at 20:07 on 13 November 2014
Okay, so the harpoons didn’t fire and the lander bounced twice, but to set down on a comet is a stunning achievement.
(Pinched from the Daily Galaxy, picture from ESA/Rosetta/Philae)
*Not quite; but I couldn’t resist.
Tags: 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, ESA, Heart of the Comet, Philae, Rosetta, The Daily Galaxy
