Here's How We'll Touch Down On A Comet This Week (We Hope):
Here's How We'll Touch Down On A Comet Picture
About 31 million miles away from Earth, the Rosetta spacecraft is circling a rubber ducky-shaped comet and getting reading for touchdown. On November 12 at around 4 a.m. EST, the orbiter will release the Philae lander, which will become the first manmade object ever to touch down (or maybe crash) on a comet. It will be a challenging landing. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is small, with a diameter of about 3 miles by 2 miles, leaving little room for error. And it’s a lot weirder in shape than scientists ever imagined.
Here's How We'll Touch Down On A Comet Picture
About 31 million miles away from Earth, the Rosetta spacecraft is circling a rubber ducky-shaped comet and getting reading for touchdown. On November 12 at around 4 a.m. EST, the orbiter will release the Philae lander, which will become the first manmade object ever to touch down (or maybe crash) on a comet. It will be a challenging landing. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is small, with a diameter of about 3 miles by 2 miles, leaving little room for error. And it’s a lot weirder in shape than scientists ever imagined.
