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Images from Philae's onboard camera


Jonk

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I'm hoping they show a diagram of how it rotated. Did it rotate on it's axis or rotate so that it's now more level with the surface?

Me too. According to Twitter there has been a sudden drop in available power. The rotation won't stop a hibernation state just now, just more likely she can wake up in a few more days.

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They should have written a hibernation command into automatic software?

Much like a dying breath, it would report back that power is too low so hibernation mode activated.

It can't just switch off...can it?!

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Looks like they are just trying to download as much data as possible before the battery runs out.

Possible that it might recharge now the managed to move position a little but not certain by any means

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They should have written a hibernation command into automatic software?

Much like a dying breath, it would report back that power is too low so hibernation mode activated.

It can't just switch off...can it?!

Positive they have a hibernation mode. Also a safe start mode so the first useful power is used to heat the batteries. I am positive they noted both these in the briefings (?)

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Feel quite attached to the little fellow :smiley:

The whole operation has been very transparent too. We can evesdrop on the operations as they happen rather than rely on a PR machine to massage and package things. Good lessons for future projects I feel :smiley:

Thanks for keeping us in touch Jonk :smiley:

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I'm hoping they show a diagram of how it rotated. Did it rotate on it's axis or rotate so that it's now more level with the surface?

I think we'll have to wait until they do a 'before and after' comparison of the CIVA photographs before they know the new orientation?

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Difficult not to feel a little sad at the way it's mission was cut short due to the bad luck in 'hopping' to a dark spot.  Nevertheless, the scientists have a great deal of data to process and study over the next weeks and months (years?), so there is no doubt that it was a hugely successful mission... so far. :smiley:

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