Philae llegó al cometa 67P/CG a la hora prevista

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Title ROLIS descent image. Released 12/11/2014 6:40 pm. Copyright ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS/DLR Description: The image shows comet 67P/CG acquired by the ROLIS instrument on the Philae lander during descent on Nov 12, 2014 14:38:41 UT from a distance of approximately 3 km from the surface. The landing site is imaged with a resolution of about 3m per pixel. The ROLIS instrument is a down-looking imager that acquires images during the descent and doubles as a multispectral close-up camera after the landing. The aim of the ROLIS experiment is to study the texture and microstructure of the comet’s surface. ROLIS (ROsetta Lander Imaging System) is a descent and close-up camera on the Philae Lander. It has been developed by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin. The lander separated from the orbiter at 09:03 GMT (10:03 CET) and touched down on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko seven hours later. Id 327360. LINK

A las 17.03 hora peninsular española, exactamente a la hora prevista, la sonda Philae ha marcado un hito sin precedentes en la historia de la exploración del espacio: ha aterrizado en la superficie del cometa 67P/Churyamov-Gerasimenko. La sonda se desprendió siete horas antes de la nave Rosetta, que está dando vueltas al cometa, e inició la caída hasta el suelo, hasta un lugar bautizado Agilkia. Nunca hasta ahora se había intentado el descenso de un robot sobre un cometa, hasta que esta misión de la Agencia Europea del Espacio (ESA) se lo propuso hace más de 20 años.

EL PAÍS, Madrid, 13 NOV 2014 – 08:41 CET

Diez años después de desorbitar del planeta Tierra una extensión humana inteligente a llegado a la superficie de un cometa —67P/Churyamov-Gerasimenko— después de viajar unos cinco mil millones de quilómetros. Al llegar ha echo docenas de fotos, incluso algunos ‘selfies’. La pregunta que los artistas tienen que colocarse es esta: ¿como llamar a estas fotografías? ¿Arte? ¿Y si no es arte, que es? — ACP

Title Rosetta mission selfie at 16 km | Released 14/10/2014 4:00 pm | Copyright ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA Description: Using the CIVA camera on Rosetta’s Philae lander, the spacecraft have snapped a ‘selfie’ at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from a distance of about 16 km from the surface of the comet. The image was taken on 7 October and captures the side of the Rosetta spacecraft and one of Rosetta’s 14 m-long solar wings, with the comet in the background. Two images with different exposure times were combined to bring out the faint details in this very high contrast situation. The comet's active ‘neck’ region is clearly visible, with streams of dust and gas extending away from the surface. More information via the blog: Mission selfie from 16 km Id 324361

Title Rosetta mission selfie at 16 km. Released 14/10/2014 4:00 pm. Copyright ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA Description: Using the CIVA camera on Rosetta’s Philae lander, the spacecraft have snapped a ‘selfie’ at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from a distance of about 16 km from the surface of the comet. The image was taken on 7 October and captures the side of the Rosetta spacecraft and one of Rosetta’s 14 m-long solar wings, with the comet in the background. Two images with different exposure times were combined to bring out the faint details in this very high contrast situation. The comet’s active ‘neck’ region is clearly visible, with streams of dust and gas extending away from the surface. More information via the blog: Mission selfie from 16 km. Id 324361. LINK

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