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Daily Archive November 15th, 2014

Philae Goes to Sleep…

Last night, at 0:36 GMT, contact with Philae was lost, as the lander’s non-rechargeable battery drained and it entered hibernation. Considering the very low amount of sunlight available in the location it eventually ended up in at the end of the two jumps it made after first touching down on the surface, the odds of […]