The landing(s) of Philae and inferences about comet surface mechanical properties

Biele, Jens; Ulamec, Stephan; Maibaum, Michael; Roll, R.; Witte, Lars; Jurado, Eric; A. R. Muñoz, Pablo; Arnold, W.; Auster, Hans‐Ulrich; M. Casas, Carlos; Faber, Claudia; Fantinati, Cinzia; Finke, Felix; Fischer, Hans-Herbert; Geurts, Koen; Güttler, C.; Heinisch, Philip; Hèrique, Alain; F. Hviid, S.; Kargl, G.; Knapmeyer, Martin; Knollenberg, J.; Kofman, W.; I. Kömle, Norbert; Kührt, E.; Lommatsch, Valentina; Mottola, S.; Pardo de Santayana, Ramon; Remetean, Emile; Scholten, F.; J. Seidensticker, K.; Sierks, H.; Spohn, Tilman

doi:10.1126/science.aaa9816

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The landing(s) of Philae and inferences about comet surface mechanical properties

Published in Science • Jul 30, 2015

Authors:

Jens Biele

Stephan Ulamec

Michael Maibaum

Abstract

The Philae lander, part of the Rosetta mission to investigate comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, was delivered to the cometary surface in November 2014. Here we report the precise circumstances of the multiple landings of Philae, including the bouncing trajectory and rebound parameters, based on engin...

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