Replay of today's media briefing now also live in the ESA website http://t.co/fbbgIpcKwv #cometlanding pic.twitter.com/MV3nvDBGwP - ESA Operations (esaoperations) November 13, 2014 blockquote>
Instead of the red square, the planned landing zone, the probe took the blue area of the rhombus.
It is known that the probe landed twice: after the first landing he rose again, and then sat down for the second time, not where it was planned.
2. Location of the probe still not precisely known. With photos that makes the "Rosetta", the probe can not see (in the photo its size - 3 * 3 pixels). The probe is simply lost among the details of the comet surface;
3. Harpoons not worked, and now the probe is not in an upright position. As far as can be judged, one of the supports for nothing rests, and simply hung in space. Perhaps it lies on the edge of the crater;
Mega crude go at figuring out what sort of orientation Philae might be at. http://t.co/HaCNnxvZeE - Doug Ellison (doug_ellison) November 13, 2014 blockquote>
4. Some scientific experiments have already begun, but to use all the tools of the probe does not. As mentioned above - one extra movement, and Phil flies into space.
Now activated MUPUS (multi-tool for the study of surface and near surface layers), also raboatet CONSERT (tool to study the structure of the nucleus by means of radio waves).
UPD. B> Hooray! Penetrator failed to engage, by driving it into the ground comets. You can now work on the release of the probe from the darkness. And yes - earned spectrometer APXS.
UPD 2. B> Fearing that the probe will not be able to withdraw from the shadows, and the batteries fail, the researchers decided to use the entire arsenal of scientific probe Philae. This solution can be called quite risky, because so far it is not clear what condition the probe itself. But if you succeed - most of the experiments spend succeed, and the mission is fulfilled.
Back to work! I'm now drilling into the surface of # 67P ... I'll give you updates as soon as I can! #CometLanding - Philae Lander (@ Philae2014) November 14, 2014 blockquote>
UPD 3. B> Right now Buryats surface of the comet, the details - later.
Last night MUPUS hammered the penetrator into the ground. APXS also got to work! My team is currently checking how they did #CometLanding - Philae Lander (@ Philae2014) 14 November 2014 blockquote>
Via theguardian
Source: geektimes.ru/post/241430/