Friday, November 14, 2014

Rosetta: Battery will limit life of Philae comet lander Pt2

People just want to learn more about space and the solar system.
"We have estimations right now that go between Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon," explained Paolo Ferri, the head of Esa's operations here in Darmstadt, Germany.

"It depends on the activities, of course. The more activities we do with the lander, the more power we will consume, and the less time we will have." this is what the author says.Engineers are examining how they might re-orientate the robot to maximize the light reaching its solar panels. More extreme options being considered even include using some of the moving parts on the lander to try to make a hopping motion that would carry it clear of the shadows.

This influenced me because I didn't even know they launched a "lander" that's the name they call it. How is it even possible to keep something like that type of machine running for so many years. It's also kind of cool to. The author of this article gave me enough information to understand it fully.

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