Philae se separa de Rosetta

Hoy 12 de noviembre de 2014 Philae se ha separado de la nave Rosetta y está ahora en camino a convertirse en la primera nave en aterrizar en un cometa.  La Separación fue confirmada en el centro de operaciones del espacio ESOC de la ESA, en Darmstadt, Alemania, a las 09:03 GMT / 10:03 CET. Las señales de radio desde el transmisor en Rosetta toman 28 minutos y 20 segundos para llegar a la Tierra, así que la separación ocurrió realmente en el espacio a las 08:35 GMT / 9:35 CET. [02:35 Costa Rica].

Descent to a Comet
Image Credit: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/ROLIS

• Comunicado de ESA.
  http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/Rosetta_and_Philae_separation_confirmed
  "12 November 2014
  The Philae lander has separated from the Rosetta orbiter, and is now on its way to becoming the first spacecraft to touch down on a comet.
  Separation was confirmed at ESA’s Space Operation Centre, ESOC, in Darmstadt, Germany at 09:03 GMT / 10:03 CET. It takes the radio signals from the transmitter on Rosetta 28 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth, so separation actually occurred in space at 08:35 GMT / 09:35 CET."
• Touchdown confirmed for Philae at 17:03 CET  [10:03 C.R.]: http://blogs.esa.int/rosetta/2014/11/12/touchdown-confirmed-for-philae-at-1703-cet/

• Philae landing: touchdown highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gou-JxryOHQ 

  Philae Lands on Its Comet — Three Times!
  By: Kelly Beatty | November 12, 2014.
  After free-falling toward Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko for seven hours, ESA's Philae lander bounced on the surface twice before finally coming to rest.
  http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/philae-lands-three-times-111220143/

Entradas anteriores:
http://fisica1011tutor.blogspot.com/2014/11/rosetta-y-philae-ambition_8.html.
http://fisica1011tutor.blogspot.com/2014/11/philae-se-posara-sobre-el-cometa-67pc-g.html.
http://fisica1011tutor.blogspot.com/2014/08/rosetta-y-el-cometa-c-g.html.