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Old 11-12-2014, 02:32 PM
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2:30 Update
ESA just had their end of the day update. The lander successfully landed on the comet, however, the harpoons that were to anchor the lander to the surface did not deploy. They are analyzing data but it is possible that the lander may have bounced off the surface and is now no longer on the comet. Or not. Sadly they will not be getting good additional data until tomorrow and there is nothing to be done. Should this be the end of the lander mission, it still was amazing. Fingers crossed that tomorrow has good news.
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