Sound: Philae touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
A short but significant 'thud' was heard by the Cometary Acoustic Surface Sounding Experiment (CASSE) as Philae made its first touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The two-second recording from space is the very first of the contact between a man-made object with a comet upon landing. The CASSE sensors are located in the feet at the base of all three legs of the lander and were active on 12 November 2014 during the descent to the comet.
Sound: Philae touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Sound: Philae touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
A short but significant 'thud' was heard by the Cometary Acoustic Surface Sounding Experiment (CASSE) as Philae made its first touchdown on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The two-second recording from space is the very first of the contact between a man-made object with a comet upon landing. The CASSE sensors are located in the feet at the base of all three legs of the lander and were active on 12 November 2014 during the descent to the comet.
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Sound: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/SESAME/DLR (CC BY-SA IGO 3.0) / Bild: DLR (CC-BY 3.0)