“The mission of Philae is a success” – Polish Radio

  Friday Night connect to Philae. ESA ground team in a long time working in the fish 24/7. Fig. ESA.
 

These devices are examining the comet 67P Churyumov – Gerasimenko. According to Dr. Kamil Złoczewskiego, the most important is that the scientists have done all the scheduled experiments.

The scientist added that Sleep Philae also does not mean the end of the Rosetta mission . – The probe will follow the comet by the end of next year. In August, the comet passes through the point closest to the sun and then it will be the most active. Research that last. Success is guaranteed, and will be even greater when the Rosetta spacecraft will survive the end of next year – he says.

Scientists have not done it at a loss lander Philae. In their view, it may still activate, especially when the comet is close to the sun. – It is possible that if the solar panels receive appropriate to the action, the dose of energy – says the expert.

Kamil Złoczewski emphasizes that a large role in the Rosetta mission, especially in the last few days, played a penetrator MUPUS, designed by scientists at the Space Research Centre. It was the first instrument that touched the surface of the comet, plunged into it and had this power, which could break the lander on the surface of a comet. Then you have activated the drill, which took samples.

Because of the broken communication, to the late Friday evening, it was not known whether the samples were transported in suitable places, to the appropriate research instruments to determine their isotopic composition, that is what constitutes the comet. During the night connecting from Friday to Saturday, it turned out that the Philae completed and sent data analysis. During the same call Philae batteries ran out, and he went to sleep.

November 12 lander settled down in the shade of the rocks. Its solar panels were not receiving enough power, and the batteries have sufficient only for a few dozen hours. Therefore, it was decided to run all the instruments to make it download as much material to study.

Now before scientists analyze the data submitted by Rosetta. At its results will have to wait. Rosetta mission lasts for 10 years.

(IAR)