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Philae recorded the sound of the first comet landing (AUDIO)
Darmstadt, Germany - A 2 seconds “Thud” reveals precious information on the comet’s composition, as well as other data collected by the lander before it went on stand by
Among the elements collected by the Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency (ESA), there is also the sound made by Philae on landing on the comet P67. A two-seconds recording that “Tells more than we can imagine” said Martin Knapmeyer, of the scientific team for CASSE (Cometary Acoustic Surface Sounding Experiment) the device that recorded the “Thud” produced by the contact between the lander...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency