Philae lander landed on a comet, but the mission will be failed? – Money.pl

The lander has sent more data from a distant comet 67P, but ends his energy. Batteries have already gone into standby.

The lander on the comet sat down on Wednesday. It stands in the immediate vicinity of the cliff – that is in the shade. The sun falls on the lander only one and a half hours a day twelve of the comet, so its solar panels can produce only small amounts of electricity.

It does not matter – The BBC says British astrophysicist Elizabeth Pearson From the beginning it was planned that the lander will have energy for 60-70 hours to complete all of the most

important scientific research. And they were carried out. And all the rest is optional additives .

Experts European Space Agency are trying to regain contact with the lander. Regardless of what happens to him, his parent Rosetta will continue to carry out observations of a comet at close range.