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Robot Craft Safely Anchored to Comet

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Philae is sending multiple pictures.

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After failing to attach to the surface once it successfully landed, the robot probe Philae has successfully secured itself and is now sending multiple pictures after engineers re-established radio communication. Engineers are also working to locate the probe’s exact location on the comet, as it may have bounced hundreds of yards from where it first touched down. According to the first set of pictures, the team believes the probe is possibly on a slope or on its side. Scientists hope analysis of the comet’s surface will help them understand the origins of our solar system.

Read it at BBC