ESA ends attempts to contact Philae lander
FEB 12, 2016
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029573
Telegraph : Philae was the lander released by the Rosetta probe while it orbited comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Despite a rough landing, Philae was able to send some pictures and data back to Earth before losing contact. The European Space Agency teams supporting the lander have tried repeatedly to reestablish communications with it. However, because the comet is now moving away from the Sun, the surface has become extremely cold, which makes it unlikely that Philae is operating at all. For that reason, the teams have decided to stop attempting to contact the lander.
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