ESA title
Enabling & Support

Where will Philae land?

26/08/2014 17894 views
ESA / Enabling & Support / Operations / Highlights

Using detailed information collected by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft during its first two weeks at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, five locations have been identified as candidate sites to set down the Philae lander in November – the first time a landing on a comet has ever been attempted.

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    Philae candidate landing sites

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    Philae candidate landing sites
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    Candidate landing site A

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    Candidate landing site A
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    Candidate landing site B

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    Candidate landing site B
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    Candidate landing site C

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    Candidate landing site C
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    Candidate landing site I

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    Candidate landing site I
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    Candidate landing site J

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    Candidate landing site J
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    Comet on 16 August (a)

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    Comet on 16 August (a)
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    Comet on 16 August (b)

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    Comet on 16 August (b)
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    Comet on 16 August (c)

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    Comet on 16 August (c)